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Because it has been said 
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Except a loaned book." 



fl UMMER HQMIS 



ON THE 



Harlem Railroad 



Containing a Description of the Celebrated Health and 
Pleasure Resorts and an Extensive List of 
Summer Hotels and Boarding Houses 
along the line of the picturesque 



Harlem Railroad and Connecting Lines. 



For additional information call on nearest Agent of the New York 
Central & Hudson River Railroad, or address 



George H. Daniels, E. J. Richards, 

General Passenger Agent, Ass't General Passenger Agent, 

Grand Central Station, New York. 



Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library 
Gift of Seymour B. Durst Old York Library 





Copyright, 1890, 

BY 

George H. Daniels, General Passenger Agent, 

FOR THE 

New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Co. 




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Amenia, 

Armour Villa Park, 

Bare Rock Falls, - 

Beaver Dam, - 

Bedford, 

Bedford Park, - 

Berkshire Hills, 

Bash-Bish Falls, 

Boston Corners, 

Boutonville, 

Brewsters, - 

Bronxville, 

Cave Hill, - 

Chappaqua, 

Chatham, 

Chestnut Ridge, 

Coleman's, - 

Copake Iron Works, - 

Copake Lake, 

Craryville, 

Cross River, 

Croton Aqueduct, 

Croton Falls, 

Croton Lake, - 

Croton River, 

Danbury, Conn. 

Deep Hollow, 

Doansburg Hill, 

Dover Plains, 

Dutcher House, Pawling, 

Dykeman's, - 

Eagle's Nest, - 

Egremont. - 

Fordham, 

Ghent, 

Golden's Bridge, 
Grand Central Station, - 
Great Barrington, Mass. 
Green Mountain Lake, 
Hammersley Lake, 
Hartsdale, - 
Hawthorn Beach, 
Hillsdale, - 
Housatonic Valley, - 
Jefferson Valley, - 
Katonah, 
Kensico, - 
Kinderhook Lake, 
Lake Mahopac, - 
Lake Mohegan, 
Lake Oscawana, - 
Lakeville, Conn. 
Lake Waccabuc, - - 
Lebanon Springs, 



DESCRIPTIVE. 

PAGE 
40 

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- " " - 45 

- - - - - _ - 21 

19 

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48 

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-------43 

. 23 

2 7 

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------ - 4 I 

- 17 

- _ - - 48 

- 35 

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- 43 
49 

- 48 

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_ T 8 
27 

_ t8 

25 

- 27 

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-------34 

-------30 

30 

- 43 

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48 

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32 

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- 16 

45 

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26 

_ _ _ _ - -21 

16 

-------49 

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-------27 

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- - 4 i 
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- - 49 



DESCRIPTIVE 



Lithgow, - 
Little Lake, - 
Mahopac Falls, 
Martindale, - 
Matteawan, - 
Melrose, - 
Millbrook, - 
Millerton, - - 
Milton Point, 

Mizzentop Hotel, Pawling, - 

Morrisania, - 

Mott Haven, - 

Mount Alandar, 

Mount Everett, - 

Mount Fray, - 

Mount Kisco, - 

Mount Riga, - 

Mount Tom, - 

Mount Vernon, 

Mount Washington, - 

Newburgh, - 

North Adams, Mass. - 

Old Stone Church, 

Patterson, 

Pawling, - - 

Peach Lake, - 

Philmont, - ' 

Pittsfield, Mass. 

Pleasantville, - - 

Prospect Rock, - 

Purdy's, - - 

Quaker Hill, - - 

(Jueechy Lake, - 

Rye Beach, 

Sage's Ravine, 

Scarsdale, - 

Sharon Station, 

Sharon Street, Conn. 

Sheffield, - 

Shrub Oak, 

Sodam Dam, 

Somer's Centre, 

South Dover, - - 

South Salem, 

Springfield, Mass. 

Sunset Cliff, 

Sunset Rock, 

Taghkanick Mountains, 

Towner's - 

Tremont, - 

Tuckahoe, - - 

Twin Lakes, - 

Unionville, - 

Wassaic, - 

Waterbury, Conn. 

Webotuck Brook, 

West Mountain, 

Whaley Lake, - 

White Plains, 

Williamsbridge, 

Willimantic, 

Woodlawn, - - - 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 

PAGE 



Armour Villa Park, Bronxville, ----- _ I2 

Berkshire Hills, - -- -- -- -- 44 

Cascade, - - -14 

Croton Lake, ---------- 20 

Dean House, Lake Mahopac, -------24 

Dutcher House, Pawling', - -- -- -- -30 

Dutcher House, Pawling, Lawn and Cottages, - - - - 32 

Dutcher House, Pawling, Office and Main Stairway, - - 31 

Dutcher House, Pawling, Veranda, - 31 
Grand Central Station, - - - - 8 

Green Mountain Lake and Lakeside Park Club House, 33 
Lake Mahopac, ------ --22 

Mott Haven Station, - - - 9 

Mount Washington, ------- -42 

New Casino, Lake Mahopac, - - - 28 

Taghkanick Mountains, - 39 
Thompson's Hotel, Lake Mahopac, ------ 26 



HOTELS AND BO 

Adams, Mass. - 

Amenia, - 

Bedford, - 

Bennington, Vt. 

Bennington Centre, Vt. 

Berkshire, Mass. 

Berlin, - 

Boston Corners, - 

Brewsters, - - - 

Bronxville, - - - - - 

Canaan, Conn. - 

Chappaqua, - - - - - 
Chatham, - 
Coleman's, - 

Copake, - - - - - 

Craryville, - - - - 

Croton Falls, - 

Dover Plains, - 

Dykeman's, - - - - 

Ghent, - 

Golden's Bridge, 

Hartsdale, - 

Hillsdale, - 

Jackson's Corners, - - - - 

Katonah, - 

Kensico, 

Kinderhook, - 

Lake Mahopac, - 

Lakeville, Conn. - 

Lake Waccabuc, - 

Lebanon Springs, - - - 

Maple Grove, Mass. - 

Martindale, - 

Millerton, - 

Mount Kisco, - 

Mount Riga, - 

Mount Vernon, - - - - 

Mount Washington, Mass. 

New Lebanon, - - - - 

Norfolk, Conn. - 

Old Chatham, - 



RDING HOUSES. 

- 90 
75 

- 61 

93 

- 93 
90 

- 92 
91 

. 69 
50 

- 79 
58 

- 85 
7 8 

- 82 
84 

. 69 
73 

- - - - 70 

85 

- 64 
53 

- 83 
80 

- 62 
5 6 

- 89 
66 

_ 79 

6 5 

- 92 

~- - - - - 90 

- 85 
7 8 

- 58 
81 

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82 
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- , 80 
91 



HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES— Continued. 



PAGE 

Patterson, - -- -- -- -- 7 o 

Pawling, 7 o 
Petersburgh, - - - - - g 2 

Philmont, - -85 

Pittsfield, Mass. 9Q 
Pleasantville, 5 6 
Purdy's, - -68 

Rayville, ---------- 93 



Richmond, Mass. 
Salisbury, Conn. 
Scarsdale, 
Sharon Station, 
Sharon Valley, Conn. 



Somer's Centre, - -- -- -- --66 

South Berlin, ________ -92 

South Dover, --------- - 73 

Stephentown, - - - - - - - - _ 92 

Towner's, - -- -- -- -- - 7 o 

Tuckahoe, - - - - - - _ _ _ 52 

Unionville, - -- -- -- -- - 56 

Wassaic, 7 ^ 

White Plains, - --------53 

Winsted, Conn. - -- -- -- -- 81 



ADVERTISEMENTS. 

Dean House, Lake Mahopac, ------- IQ7 

Mizzentop Hotel, Pawling, - - - 107 

Mount Kisco Property Owners' Association, - 98 

North End Land Improvement Co., of Yonkers, - - 103 

Sharon Inn, Sharon, Conn. ------- 100 

Thompson's Hotel, Lake Mahopac, ------- 100 



MISCELLANEOUS, 

Commutation Rates on the Harlem Railroad, - - - - 51 

Five Plain Facts, - -- -- -- --96 

New York Central & Hudson River R.R. - - - iot 

New York & Chicago Limited, - - - - - - -m 

Nine Magnificently Equipped Passenger Trains, - 104 
Private Compartment Sleeping Cars, ______ I0 9 

Shoppell's Architectural Designs, - - 97, 99, 102, 105, 108 and no 

Special Train Service on the Harlem Railroad, - - - - 94 

Southwestern Limited, 106 

Suburban Homes along the Harlem Railroad, 95 



SUMMER HOMES 




ON" THE 



HARLEM RAILROAD, 



EW questions are more vitally important 
and at the same time more perplexing to the 
average man than these — c> To what place 
shall I remove my familv where thev may 

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enjoy the benefit of pure air, good water 
and pleasant surroundings, which will be 
at the same time convenient to my busi- 
ness, and where my expenses will be mate- 
rially reduced?" or, " Where shall we spend the summer?" 

The object of this book is to present to those in search of 
either a permanent country home or a temporary summer 
residence, the attractions of the delightful country traversed 
by the picturesque Harlem Railroad. Thriving suburban 
towns within from fifteen to fifty minutes' ride of Grand Cen- 
tral Station — in the very centre of New York City — present 
manifest advantages for family residence in comparison with 
the overcrowded metropolis, both on the score of economy 
and healthfulness. In this connection should also be men- 
tioned the admirable service of rapid transit trains now in 



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operation on the Harlem Railroad, and the extremely favor- 
able commutation fares enjoyed by suburban residents. 

Grand Central Station, on Forty-second Street, New York, 
at which all trains over the Harlem Railroad arrive and depart, 
is an immense structure, and is regarded by strangers as one 
of the sights of New York. It extends 696 feet along Vander- 
bilt Avenue,' and, with the Annex, presents a frontage on 
Forty-second Street of 370 feet. The tracks in and about 




GRAND CENTRAL STATION. 



the Grand Central Station are controlled by the Saxby & 
Farmer system of interlocking switches — the most perfect yet 
invented. An English invention, known as the Sykes system 
of block signals, affords as nearly absolute protection from 
accident as human ingenuity has yet devised. 

The four miles of road intervening between the Grand 
Central Station and the Harlem River are a triumph of 
genius, and an enduring monument to the most wonderful 
engineering skill of modern times. As we glide along — now 
under, now over — this renowned structure, there is something 
novel and pleasing in the consciousness that we are riding 
over a road-bed that cost nearly two million dollars a mile, 



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while the fares average lower than on any other railroad in 
the world. From the substantial iron bridge which spans 
the Harlem River, and forms a connecting link between 
Manhattan Island and the mainland, a remarkable scene is 
presented, especially in the summer months ; a scene com- 
bining so much on land and water that is inspiriting and 
lovely one never wearies of it though it be looked upon 
day after day. There are, indeed, few places in the world 
where the eye can so quickly take in a scene so animated, 
so varied in beauty, extending on one hand to the islands 
in the East River, with their great institutions of charity and 
reform, and on the other hand to Washington Heights on 
the Hudson, and High Bridge, with its graceful outlines and 
lofty tower. In a few moments after crossing the Harlem 
River, we arrive at 

138th Street Station (Mott Haven), a point deserving 
of something more than passing notice. The centre of pop- 
ulation of the metropolis has moved northward so rapidly 
during recent years as to have already created a need for 
improved train service and station accommodations up town. 




I38TH street station (mott haven). 



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Realizing the present need, and undoubted requirements in 
the near future, a new and commodious station has been 
built at 138th Street that in architectural beauty and utility 
of design is an ornament to the upper part of the city and 
a great convenience to the public. 

The principal trains of the Harlem and the New York 
Central & Hudson River Railroads stop at this station. On 
the ridge to the west of the station, commanding extensive 
views both east and west, are several handsome avenues, dotted 
with attractive homes, some of them classed among the finest 
in the city. The ground near the river is occupied by numer- 
ous manufactories and other business industries, some of 
which have a national reputation. The Fourth and Madison 
Avenue cars run direct to the station at 138th Street, 
which can also be reached by the Third Avenue line and 
connections. 

Extensive improvements affecting the entire line north of 

the Harlem River, within the city limits — a distance of seven 

miles — are now in progress, and will be rapidly pushed to 

completion. This is an undertaking of vast importance, and 

contemplates the lowering of the surface of the present road- 

> 

bed below the street level and carrying the streets over the 
track, thus avoiding grade crossings. The road-bed will con- 
tain four tracks, laid with heavy steel rails upon standard ties 
and eighteen inches of broken stone ballast. The two central 
tracks will be for the exclusive use of through express trains, 
and the two outer tracks will accommodate the local or rapid 
transit trains. The track will be depressed an average of eight 
feet below its former level, the grade of the adjoining streets 
being raised eight to fourteen feet. The excavation is to be 
lined with cut stone masonry walls. Twenty-one of the city 
streets which now cross the present track at grade will be 



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carried over the four tracks by iron bridges, of the full width 
of the roadways and sidewalks, and five of the present station 
buildings will be replaced by handsome iron structures of 
much architectural beauty, to be built over the track, on the 
same level and in connection with the adjacent bridges which 
form the approaches to these stations. The length of the new 
station buildings will be sixty-nine feet across the track, the 
width twenty-six feet. Each will accommodate a ticket office, 
waiting rooms, ladies' retiring rooms, two baggage lifts for 
handling baggage, and two stairways descending to the plat- 
forms at the tracks on either side, for "up" and "down" 
trains. The platforms will be 500 feet in length and ten feet 
wide. The estimated cost of these improvements is in the 
neighborhood of $2,000,000, while the benefit conferred 
upon residents along the line is practically inestimable. 

Continuing on our way, we pass through Melrose, Mor- 
risania and Tremont, air handsome suburbs of the City, 
which have been so rapidly settled within the past few years 
that their identity is all but merged in that of the great 
metropolis. In nine miles we reach 

Fordham, the seat of St. John's College, a noted Roman 
Catholic institution, whose buildings and spacious grounds 
are seen to the right of the track. The popularity of Ford- 
ham as a place of residence is attested by the large number 
of tasteful houses built within the last few years, as well as 
the number now in course of erection. There is an excel- 
lent public school here, a number of good stores and sev- 
eral churches. The next station is 

Bedford Park, a beautiful and rapidly growing place, 
and the residence of a number of well-known New Yorkers, 
whose tasteful villas embellish the broad and handsome 
avenues of the Park. 



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Williamsbridge as seen from the station does not 
appear to the best advantage. It is, however, a very attract- 
ive place, and shows year by year a healthful and natural 
growth in population and land values. One mile beyond is 

Woodlawn, where is located the largest and most beau- 
tiful of the many cemeteries in the vicinity of New York. 

Mount Vernon, thirteen miles from New York, is a 
thriving suburban town, with a population of about 12,000, 
and possesses many attractions for permanent residence, as 
well as for summer homes, convenient to the city. The town 
is attractively laid out, and contains many fine churches and 
schools, and also a number of elegant and tasteful dwellings. 
The streets are broad and generally well paved, lighted and 
sewered. The houses are for the most part surrounded by 
gardens or terraced lawns. The growth of Mount Vernon 
within the past few years has been very rapid, and the 
march of progress tends steadily onward. 

Bronxville, the next stopping place, is set in the midst 
of exceptionally beautiful surroundings, and the visitor notices 
everywhere evidences of healthful growth and enterprise. 
Armour Villa Park, on a pretty hillside to the left of the 
track, within three minutes' walk of the Bronxville station, is 
being rapidly improved by the erection of numerous tasteful 
dwellings. It is proposed to lay out the park with pretty 
lawns and winding roads, and when the improvements are 
completed it will be one of the most beautiful spots in West- 
chester County. 

Tuckahoe, sixteen miles from New York, is famed for 
its extensive marble quarries, whose product is shipped to 
all parts of the United States. It is a handsome town of 
about 1 700 inhabitants, and now more than ever before seems 
animated by the genius of improvement. To meet the 




CASCADE. 



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demand for building sites several old country seats have been 
put on the market, and building is rapidly progressing. 
Three miles north of Tuckahoe is the pretty village of 

Scarsdale, which offers special inducements to those in 
search of a healthful and quiet country home. Less than 
two miles beyond is 

Hartsdale, another attractive Westchester village con- 
taining several summer boarding houses. We next come to 

White Plains, the capital of Westchester County, twenty- 
two miles from New York, and one of the finest towns on the 
road. The history of White Plains antedates the Revolution, 
and is full of interest. In 1683, more than two centuries ago, 
English settlers from Greenwich, Conn., purchased from the 
Indians a tract of ground called Quaroppas, or, as they named 
it, "The W T hite Plains." The title was disputed, however, 
and the dispute operated to prevent a settlement of the Plains 
until about 1720. In 1721 certain persons living in what we 
now call White Plains obtained for themselves a grant from 
the British Government of 4435 acres, and divided the land. 
Among the owners we find the well-known town names of 
Underhill, Hatfield, Horton and Brown. 

On the 28th of October, 1776, the Battle of White Plains 
was fought, the principal and decisive part of the engagement 
being at Chatterton Hill, a little to the west of the railroad and 
across the Bronx River. Washington, who was personally in 
command, made his headquarters just north of the town, 
about one mile from the railroad station. The principal street 
is about a mile long, very wide, and, being thickly shaded, 
forms an attractive feature of the town. It was given to the 
village by George III. White Plains is especially distinguished 
for its healthfullness. This fact, with its accessibility, makes 
it very desirable to many persons for summer homes. New 



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water works have been recently constructed, and the 
village is now favored with as good a system of water sup- 
ply as can be found anywhere. About six miles distant, on 
the Sound shore, are Hawthorn Beach, Rye Beach, Milton 
Point, and other attractive resorts that afford excellent fishing 

and bathing. All of these points are 
reached by one or another of the 
beautiful drives for which Westchester 
County is noted. Proceeding north- 
ward from White Plains a charming 
landscape reveals itself in varied mani- 
festations of wondrous 
beauty. Rare combina- 
tions of mountain, stream 
and foliage greet the eye 
in endless variety, the 
whole forming a panorama 
of rural scenery incom- 
f - parable for beauty, pictur- 
esqueness and variety. Passing 
through Kensico, Unionville, 
and Pleasantville, each the 
centre of an exceedingly 
attractive country, 
thirty-three miles from 
New York, we arrive at 




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bosomed a pleasanter. 



Chappaqua, where Horace Greeley lived, and learned 
what he knew about farming. Unique and aboriginal as the 
name is, there are many who think the place should have 
been named Pleasant Valley, for surrounding hills never 

So thoroughly was it drained by 
the late Mr. Greeley — who spent 
the happiest hours of his life upon 
its meadows and hillsides — malarial 
diseases never invade its quiet dwell- 
ings. The little hamlet embraces 
the unpretentious but tasteful house 
that was Mr. Greeley's home, and the 
forest, where for more than twenty 
years his axe taught the sapling how to 
mature into the well-shaped and grace- 
ful tree, is still the resort of the medi- 
tative and the gay. Dotting the hill- 
sides are many sightly and comfortable 
homes which invite the weary denizen 
of the great city to spend, at reason- 
able cost, the summer hours which 
custom permits him to withdraw from 
the counting-room or workshop. 

The Chappaqua Mountain Insti- 
tute, known as the ' ' seat of Quaker 
learning,"' is situated here, and its 
ample grounds and buildings are 
thrown open during the summer vaca- 
tion to guests who may wish to occupy 
its comfortable and airy room s. Here, 
too, is the old Quaker Church, once 
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soldiers of the Revolution, and on the surrounding slopes 
lie the bones of many a hero who fought and died for 
liberty. Resuming our journey, an entertaining ride of 
about four miles brings us to 

Mount Kisco, an interesting and thriving place of 1500 
population, thirty-seven miles from New York. Like most of 
the towns in Westchester and other counties lying on the east 
bank of the Hudson, Mount Kisco is favored with charming 
drives, freshened by fragrant groves and rippling rills, afford- 
ing many and various glimpses of a landscape charming in 
the extreme. Situated at a considerable altitude above the 
sea-level, Mount Kisco enjoys a pure, brisk air, and rarely 
beautiful natural environments. Like a jewel in its setting the 
village nestles amid wooded hills, charming valleys and limpid 
streams, surrounded on all sides by an ever-changing and in- 
creasingly fascinating landscape. A network of country roads, 
everywhere presenting views that charm the eye, spreads in all 
directions, affording a never-ending combination of drives 
whose attractiveness is not soon exhausted. Sharp turns 
around the bases of steep hills, now wending through a deep 
ravine, then at the very edge of a precipice, give a variety of 
views that is really kaleidoscopic. 

A short drive over a picturesque road in a northeasterly 
direction brings the sight-seer to Croton Lake, a beautiful 
body of pure drinking water for the denizens of the great 
metropolis. Here is good fishing, and on both sides excel- 
lent driveways, while at a little distance back green hills pre- 
sent their irregular outlines against the sky. Two miles 
farther one is brought face to face with one of the mightiest 
engineering feats in all ages — the new Croton Aqueduct — 
which cannot fail to well repay even repeated visits. Just 
west of the village flows the quiet Kisco, from which the 



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place derives its name (meaning " still water''), and in every 
direction are streams of more or less magnitude, while springs 
of pure, sparkling cold water are almost as numerous as 
wells. At the northwestern limits of the village looms up old 
Kisco Mountain, like a sentinel over the settlement. Since 
its incorporation, twelve years ago, a wise administration of 
village affairs, backed by a commendable degree of public 
spirit, has done much for the place. The churches are all in 
a thriving, harmonious condition, and the pastors men of 
ability and earnestness not usually found in a village of this 
size. The Presbyterian, Methodist, Episcopal, Catholic, 
Protestant Episcopal, and Friends denominations have com- 
modious places of worship, all in good repair, and not bur- 
dened w r ith the customary heavy debts. The Union Free 
School is justly a matter of village pride, and is rarely sur- 
passed in excellence even in towns much larger. The non- 
resident attendance at this school is large, and is steadily 
increasing. 

But all these considerations of attractiveness fade before 
that superlatively important one — healthfulness. And in this 
respect Mount Kisco again comes forward with an extraordi- 
nary and clean record of carefully kept statistics, showing 
the average death rate to the entire population to be about 
one to eighty-six, comparing most favorably and strikingly 
with the New York City mortality statistics of one to forty, 
and proving Mount Kisco to be more than twice as healthy 
as the great metropolis. After leaving Mount Kisco, the next 
application of air-brakes brings us to a standstill at 

Bedford, thirty-nine miles from New York City. Bed- 
ford is a beautiful village situated at the base of a rocky 
eminence, in one of the most romantic and picturesque parts 
of Westchester County. The drives and rambles through and 



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along the valley in which this town is situated, and over the 
surrounding slopes and hills, are the most charming to be 
met with in this section of country. 

Lying about one mile to the northwest is Croton Lake, 
studded with green islands, and hemmed in with bold and 
rocky shores ; it abounds with fish of the most gamy sort, 




CROTON LAKE. 



offering fine sport to the angler, its waters being frequented 
by all kinds of water fowl, including black and canvas-back 
ducks. 

The natural drainage of this village is perfect. There 
are no miasmatic swamps hereabout ; the water is the most 
wholesome to be met with in Nature, and intermittent fever is 
unknown here. A line of stages connects this village with the 
historic village of the same name, situated about four miles 
distant, once a half-stone town, and destroyed by Tarleton and 



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his rangers during the Revolution. The town is also supplied 
with a line of stores among the best to be met with along the 
entire road ; in addition, a first-class hotel and livery stable. 
A highly cultivated farm of 135 acres, convenient to the 
station, the property of Mr. J. B. Holmes, is for sale on 
easy terms in whole or in part. It includes a fine trout 
pond and a number of desirable building sites. A 
large number of the most inviting private boarding-houses 
for summer boarders are located in this vicinity to meet the 
demand of those wishing to avail themselves of the advan- 
tages offered by this beautiful hamlet. Speeding on, we soon 
come to a stop at 

Katonah, a romantic village named from an Indian chief 
who originally owned all the lands hereabout, a large tract of 
which was secured by the Jay family, who for generations past 
have made it their home. Katonah is forty-two miles from 
New York, has a population of about 700, and is situated 
near the boundary line between Westchester and Putnam 
Counties. It is noted for its hills and valleys, pure water 
and bracing air. The extensive traveler will, now and 
then, find a place where those who become accustomed to 
its scenery and general surroundings seldom migrate, and 
contentedly live on to a good old age, when the homestead 
is handed down to the next generation. Katonah is such a 
place. A beautiful stream of clear, pure water runs through 
the village, formed by two branches of the Cross River and 
the Beaver Dam, the former finding its origin in Lake Wac- 
cabuc, and the latter in Woodland Springs. Both streams 
abound in trout. The " whirr'' of the partridge, the whistle 
of the quail, the bark of the gray squirrel, as well as of the 
thieving fox in the poultry-yard, remind one that it is " coun- 
try," and all afford fine sport when the ''law is off." The 




LAKE MAHOPAC. 



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town is fully up to its rural surroundings, and the enterprise 
of residents may have carried it a little bevond. It has two 

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fine churches, a village improvement society, composed of its 
most eminent citizens, who have provided many conveniences 
and luxuries, including sidewalks, shade trees and street 
lamps. There is also a commodious reading-room, with an 
extensive library, largelv sustained and patronized by Hon. 
John Jay, Hon. Wm. H. Robertson, and Hon. Henry E. 
Pellew. There are two stage lines in operation from Katonah; 
one runs to Boutonville, nine and a half miles, stopping en 
route at Cross River and South Salem ; another runs to Lake 
Waccabuc, seven miles. The Railroad Company has set 
apart a piece of ground along the platform at the station, 
which is beautifully laid out with flowers during the summer. 
A ride of two miles farther brings us to 

Golden's Bridge. — This quaint little place, forty-four 
miles from New York, may very justly feel a natural pride in 
its surroundings. About four miles to the east of the bridge, 
at the terminus of a drive or walk that presents a constant 
succession of charming surprises in Nature, we find little 

Lake Waccabuc, smiling back at the sun, or timidly 
hiding its ripples in the long shadows of high, overhanging 
foliage. Like all the lakes in this section, Lake Waccabuc is 
well stocked with the choicest variety of fish. 

Twenty years ago the tourist wishing to visit this section 
of Westchester County could not do so in comfort. The lux- 
ury of comfortably equipped cars was wanting after White 
Plains was reached, and one of the old style four-in-hand 
coaches was substituted for the remainder of the trip. But 
now things are different. A short ride on the Harlem Rail- 
road to Golden's Bridge, and a drive or a walk of a few 
miles over the country eastward, brings him to Waccabuc 



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Lakes. As he rides along he sees some of the innumerable 
hiding-places of the cowboys of a hundred years ago, the 
' ' bummers " of the Revolution. A couple of Washington's 
headquarters are reached, and after winding through a beau- 
tiful wood the three lakes of Waccabuc suddenly lie beneath 




DEAN HOUSE, LAKE MAHOPAC. 

m 

you, strung like glittering jewels on a stream which is so 
shaded by overhanging boughs that the sun never reaches its 
waters. These lakes are located among the hills for which 
Westchester County is justly noted, and are remarkably pic- 
turesque. The city authorities of New York have deepened 



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25 



the channels which connect them, so as to have a free flow of 
water into the last lake, which flows into the Croton River 
near by. The passages between the lakes are from half a 
mile to a mile in length, through the woods, and each lake 
is from four to six miles in circumference. Choice varieties 
of fish are plentiful, and the country abounds with small 
game, furnishing ample recreation for sportsman and angler. 

The country is rich with stories of red-coats and Indians, 
and many traces of the latter are still to be seen. In the 
centre of the lake is the little island of Juan Fernandez, with 
its curious Indian ovens, and a little beyond it is the Cedar 
Grove, a small hill, beautifully shaded, and almost surrounded 
by water — a spot deservedly popular with picnicing tourists 
as well as rustic swains and sweethearts. 

At Golden's Bridge we take the Lake Mahopac branch of 
the Harlem Railroad, and ascending a grade of eighty-five feet 
to the mile for seven miles, we reach one of the most Eden- 
like spots on the face of the globe — 

Lake Mahopac. — This locality has long been known as 
a charming summer retreat, and the improved facilities now 
furnished by the Harlem Railroad for reaching it, the ample 
accommodations provided by the excellent hotels and neigh- 
boring farm-houses, make it more accessible and popular than 
ever before. The lake, which has an elevation of nearly 1000 
feet above the sea, although but a few miles therefrom, 
covers an area of 700 acres, interspersed with lovely islets, and 
abounding in such rare fish as black bass, white and yellow 
perch, pickerel, etc. Mosquitoes are unknown here, and 
boating, which at all times is an attractive feature at Lake 
Mahopac, is by moonlight a reminder of fairyland. The 
charm of its scenery ; its unsurpassed drives, including the 
grand boulevard, whioh entirely encircles the lake, nine miles ; 



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its healthful atmosphere, the variety of pastimes to be enjoyed, 
free from unpleasant surroundings, together with the supe- 
rior accommodations to be obtained at reasonable rates, 
make Lake Mahopac a place of resort that has few equals. 

The principal hotels are Thompson's, beautifully situated 
on the shore of the Lake, and with accommodations for about 
400 guests ; the Dean House, and the new Casino, completed 

this season. The latter is an impos- 
ing structure of un- 
1 dressed stone with 
J cypress shingles and 
• . . - white pine 
trimmings. 




THOMPSON'S HOTEL. LAKE MAHOPAC. 



It is handsomely furnished throughout, contains all con- 
veniences, and has accommodations for about 150 guests. 
In one wing is a theatre with a seating capacity of 300. The 
main building and outlying cottages occupy an area of about 
forty-two acres. 

Lakes Waccabuc, Oscawana and Peach, each with its own 
special charm, are all within easy driving distance. Situated 



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27 



in the midst of so much that is interesting, it is not surpris- 
ing that the prettiest little lake in our State should every 
summer attract crowds of visitors from near and far. A line 
of stages runs daily between Lake Mahopac and Peekskill, 
fourteen miles, stopping at Mahopac Falls, Jefferson Valley, 
Shrub Oak and Lake Mohegan. Situated about midway 
between Golden's Bridge and Lake Mahopac, on the Lake 
Mahopac Branch of the Harlem Railroad, we find the quiet 
little hamlet of 

Somer's Centre, whose every appearance bespeaks com- 
fort, content and health. It has an elevation of ioco feet 
above the sea, and is entirely free from all malarial influences. 
The surrounding country is mountainous in character, charm- 
ingly clothed with verdure, and liberally supplied with game, 
both aerial and aquatic, there being four lakes (including 
Lake Mahopac) within a radius of three miles. The history 
of Somer's Centre is full of interest, and on every hand can 
be seen mementos of the Revolutionary days. The oldest 
Methodist Episcopal church in America is situated here, and 
has held continuous service from Sabbath to Sabbath since 
the year 1790. The drives about the surrounding country 
are all that can be desired, and the accommodations for sum- 
mer boarders are exceedingly good and liberal. Returning 
to Golden's Bridge, we resume our journey on the main line, 
and, after passing through Purdy's and Crotox Falls, we 
enter Putnam County, and stop at 

Brewsters, an enterprising and growing village, fifty- 
two miles from New York, with a population of nearly 2500. 
Connection is made here with the New York & New England 
Railroad for Danbury, Waterbury, Hartford, Willimantic, 
etc. The surrounding country is rich in farms, iron mines, 
delightful drives, lakes well stocked with fish, and historical 



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reminiscences, while its healthfulness is established be- 
yond question by such evidences as the absence of 
malarial influences, and the long and contented lives of 
its happy inhabitants. Among the farms worthy of notice 
may be mentioned the broad acres once tilled by the 
late Daniel Drew, now occupied by his only son, William 
H. Drew ; the large estate left by the late Joshua Barnum 
to his son, Stephen C. Barnum ; ' ' Fairview, " recently 
sold by John P. Kennedy, President of the Mutual 
Gas Light Company of New York City, to C. C. Fitzhugh ; 
and " Stonehenge," the residence of Seth B. Howe, the 
wealthiest retired showman in the world. The iron mines are 
celebrated for the richness of the deposit and the fine engineer- 
ing displayed in mining and raising the ore. Scores of students 
from various colleges and mining schools visit the mines to 
witness the practical part of the work and obtain specimens. 
They, as well as other visitors, are cordially welcomed by the 
superintendents in charge. 

On Doansburg Hill, east of the village, may be seen the 
birthplace of Chancellor Kent, and a church is still standing 
on the site that was occupied by Rev. Elisha Kent, the Chan- 
cellor s grandfather, about 1740. Houses in which the Minute 
Men held meetings at the beginning of the Revolutionary 
War are pointed out, and many near descendants of officers in 
that war are living in the vicinity. The storage reservoir, 
maintained for the supply of Croton water to New York City, 
is a beautiful sheet of water, surrounded by a macadamized 
driveway. Another reservoir, known as "Sodam Dam," is 
now being constructed one mile east of the village. The fac- 
tory of the New York Condensed Milk Co., on the east branch 
of the Croton River, receives the milk of 8000 cows, and pro- 
duces daily 25,000 pounds of "Gail Borden's Eagle Brand 





30 SUMMER HOMES 

Condensed Milk/"' which, as is well known, enjoys a world- 
wide reputation. The drives about Brewsters are easy and 
interesting, and the country around is noted for its fine scenery. 
Resuming our way again, and reluctantly speeding past the 
pretty little villages of Dykeman's, Towner's and Patterson, 
we enter Dutchess County, and arrive at 




Pawling, a charming place of about 1200 population, 
sixty-three miles from New York, and especially fitted by 
Nature and art for a first-class summer resort. Situated some 
700 feet above the level of the sea, the air is remarkably pure, 
bracing and delightful. The location is certainly as healthful 



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DUTCH ER HOUSE, PAWLING. 



as any in the country, and, with the 
rapid transit of the Harlem Railroad, 
is so near the great metropolis that 
business men may spend seven or eight hours in the city 
between ordinary breakfast and dinner hours, and breathe an 




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32 SUMMER HOMES 

absolutely pure and healthy atmosphere fourteen hours out of 
twenty-four. Mosquitoes and malaria are unknown here. 
Pawling is indebted to the enterprise, liberality and public 
spirit of John B. Dutcher, Esq., for one of the handsomest and 
best appointed hotels to be found anywhere. In addition to the 
beautiful grounds about the hotel, which include some eight 
or ten acres, and which have been laid out with pleasing and 




DUTCHER HOUSE, PAWLING. 



artistic effect, a handsomely improved park of 200 acres has 
been provided for the pleasure and comfort of guests and 
visitors. Among the varied attractions of the park is the 
beautiful 

Green Mountain Lake, well stocked with bass and 
other choice fish ; a beautiful evergreen mountain, with both 
walks and a driveway to its summit, which commands a 
delightful view ; there is a club and boat house of handsome 



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33 



design and ample proportions ; also, in the park an excellent 
half-mile driving course, which is maintained in good condi- 
tion during the season. Within a few miles of Pawling there 
are several lakes. The nearest, about half a mile from the 
hotel, is Green Mountain Lake, in Dutcher Park. Whaley 
and Little Lakes, near by, are noted for their excellent black 
bass, while Hammersley's Lake, a beautiful sheet of water 




with shaded lawns encircling it, is especially popular with such 
as are romantically inclined. Prom the summits of Mount 
Tom and West Mountain, situated about a mile to the west of 
Pawling, a view is presented of Catskill Mountains, sixty miles 
away. 

To the east of the village — about three miles — is Quaker 
Hill. Upon the summit is the Mizzentop Hotel, situated at 
an actual elevation of 1300 feet above the sea, and commanding 

3 



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some of the finest scenery found in the North. The health- 
fulness of the place is unsurpassed, the sanitary arrangements 
perfect. The air is cool, dry, invigorating and sleep-produc- 
ing. The walks and drives in the vicinity of Mizzentop are 
beautiful. Hammersley Lake, within one and a half miles, 
furnishes excellent fishing. 

The historical associations of Quaker Hill are full of in- 
terest. Here Washington's headquarters were located during 
the Revolution, and the house occupied by Washington and 
Lafayette remains but slightly altered. The old Quaker Meet- 
ing House, erected in 1764, is within walking distance of the 




hotel. Continuing our way, we pass the little village of 
South Dover, and come to 

Dover Plains, an interesting town of between 700 and 
800 population, seventy-six miles from New York. There is 
no more picturesque region within a few hours' ride of New 
York City, by rail, than the hill country of eastern Dutchess 
County lying along the borders of Connecticut, and traversed 
by the Harlem Railroad. The two ranges of lofty uplands 



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35 



known as Quaker Hill and Chestnut Ridge may justly be 
ranked among the most healthful localities in the State. 
Chestnut Ridge is about three miles in length, norih and 
south, and forms a part of the water-shed between the Hudson 
and Housatonic Rivers. Its mean altitude is about iioo feet 
above tide-water. It is a fragment of the Blue Ridge branch 
of the Appalachian chain of mountains, which is cleft by the 
Hudson at West Point, and, stretching away northeastward, 
includes the lofty Taghkanick and Berkshire Hills in Western 
Massachusetts, and fraternizes with the Green Mountains of 
Vermont and White Mountains of New Hampshire. The 
outlook from the Ridge in all directions is magnificent. 
From one point there is an uninterrupted view of the entire 
Catskill and Shawangunk Mountain ranges, west of the 
Hudson, eighty miles in extent, from the Highlands to the 
Helderbergh Hills in Albany County. The Ridge itself is one 
of the richest grazing and fruit regions in the State, nearly 
every acre being tillable land, and its healthfulness is pro- 
verbial. The summit of the Ridge is reached by a picturesque 
highway, three miles from Dover Plains Station. At Dover 
Plains are the famous ''Wells"' and the "Old Stone Church/' 
and both will well repay a visit. The small streams flowing 
from the western hills have worn deep ravines, and in several 
places have formed beautiful cascades. About a mile south- 
west of the village of Dover Plains a small stream flows down 
the mountain in a succession of rapids, three to twelve feet in 
height, and at the foot of each fall smooth, rounded holes, 
called "The Wells,'' have been worn in the rocks to a con- 
siderable depth. Above these, on the mountains, m a wooded 
gorge with romantic and picturesque surroundings, is 

The Old Stone Church. — A small stream of water, 
after leaving a little lake at the foot of the slope of Plymouth 



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37 



Hill, glides in murmuring rapids nearly every foot of the way 
until it reaches a point in the mountains west of Dover Plains 
village, whence it descends in sparkling cascades to the level 
fields below. This small stream, in its passage down this 
declivity for a°;es, has worn for itself a remarkable channel 
through the rocks. At a point toward the foot of the mount- 
ain it has wrought an extensive Cavern, the entrance to it at 
the outlet of the stream being in the form of a Gothic Arch. 
The "Church" is illuminated by a skylight formed by a 
fissure in the rocks above. This light is pleasantly reflected 
upon the rocky sides of the church, and reveals a fallen rock, 
which, from its position and form, is called the "Pulpit." 
Out of the arched door the brook — the patient architect of 
the church — flows gently, and then leaps in cascades and 
rapids to the plains below. From the apex of the roof the 
cavern gradually widens until, at the base, the span of the 
arch is about twenty-five feet. At the farther extremity of the 
church is a beautiful waterfall, over which a staircase leads 
to extensive ledges of rocks at a height of thirty feet, forming 
commodious galleries overlooking the body of the church. 
The massive sombre archway of the stone church cave, the 
pulpit rock, the walls almost perfectly arched, and papered 
with green moss and white lichen, the sound of falling water, 
and even the spray behind the pulpit, like the sprinkling of 
holy incense — all contribute to make it a church of Nature's 
own fashioning, literally a little cathedral "not made with 
hands." 

The Great Preacher continues the same old service within 
its shadowed recesses that was commenced ages ago, and 
which proceeds with the same solemn stateliness, whether men 
bear or forbear. Day and night, without ceasing, vespers, 
midnight mass and matins proceed. The deep-toned organ 



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peals as if it were the wind, and the chant of the choir mingles 
its silvery tones as musically as the falling of water ; trumpet 
and cymbal and harp peal and fade and echo, and through 
them tremble tones like the far-off voices of young men and 
maidens singing. At sunrise, through all the long summer 
day, at twilight, at evening, and louder as night deepens, the 
eternal service proceeds, unwearied by the watchers of the day, 
by the changes of season, by the lapse of years, or by the pro- 
cession of centuries. The Indian hushed and heard it ; the 
white frontiersman heard it ; and it mingles just the same with 
silence or with the shriek of the locomotive as we hurry on our 
journey, and in a few minutes find ourselves at 

Wassaic, a cosy little town of about 400 inhabitants, 
eighty-one miles from New York, that has surprised many 
tourists, familiar with our own and foreign lands, with the 
imposing grandeur and beauty of its scenery. A more 
delightful spot is rarely found. There is a quaintness, too, 
about the place, its surroundings, the numerous quiet nooks 
and shady retreats, that is sure to fascinate the tourist, and 
affords the summer resident continual enjoyment. 

A romantic little story is associated with one especially 
charming and secluded retreat near Wassaic : 

On a hillside, commanding a magnificent view of the val- 
ley below, moss-grown rocks have combined with closely inter- 
twining boughs of overhanging trees to form an apartment of 
almost architectural regularity, about eight feet square (with 
one open side), and with an altitude of about the same num- 
ber of feet to the level, thickly-grown foliage above. Many 
5 ears ago, but whether it was before or since ' ' once upon a 
time " the narrator saith not, this pretty freak of nature was the 
favorite resort of a bright, merry little child, named Madge 
— " Buttercup and Daisy Madge " she was called, from her 



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39 



fondness for those flowers. Day after day, in the gentle 
spring-time, little Madge would wend her way to her favorite 
retreat, gathering as she went the flowers she loved best, and 
would pass hours there counting and arranging them to please 




TAGHKANICK MOUNTAINS. 



her fancy. One day little Madge 
went as usual to the secluded 
nook that had so charmed her 
life, and never returned ; nor 
has she ever been seen since. 
But year after year a daisy and a 
buttercup are said to spring up 
and blossom side by side in the 
place where Madge was last seen, 
and the place is known to this day as the " Madgie* Nook, '' 
Three miles farther we come to 



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Amenia, a handsome and thriving place, eighty-four 
miles from New York, with a population of about 600. The 
valley here widens into a bay of rolling meadow-land, very 
much as the Hudson broadens at Newburgh to one coming 
up the Highlands. The Taghkanick Mountains extend along 
the east border, and the Highlands belonging to the Fishkill 
range extend through the west part. No country affords finer 
contrasts of mountain, hill, ravine, wood, and cultivated 
plain. All its approaches from the west are beside streams, 
through gorges, up and down steep declivities as wild and 
varied as those of far-famed Switzerland. The contrast be- 
tween the fairness of a clear summer afternoon and a rugged 
thunder-storm in the night is not greater than that of the fair 
fields of Lithgow and the stern, dark mountains and fearful 
ruggedness of Deep Hollow. 

Standing on an eminence, midway between the east and 
west ranges, and occupying one of the finest points in the 
valley, is the Amenia Seminary, founded in 1835. The health- 
fulness of the Harlem Valley is well attested by the fact that 
since this seminary was founded, more than fifty years ago, 
there has been among all the students but one case of fatal 
illness. 

Sharon Street, in the State of Connecticut, is three and 
a half miles east of Amenia station, or two and a half miles 
from Sharon station, with which it connects by stage. Many 
summer boarders are attracted to this spot by the rural love- 
liness of the place, the "Street" being 200 feet wide and 
about two miles long. Ranging along either side of this 
superb avenue are grand old elms, whose leafy branches inter- 
twine o'erhead, forming a natural arbor of rare beauty and 
proportions. Situated at an elevation of 780 feet, it com- 
mands many and beautiful views across to the Berkshire 



ON THE HARLEM. 41 

Hills, the intervening landscape being dotted with thrifty 
farms and old residences erected more than a hundred years 
ago, but so well preserved that they scarcely show the wear 
of two decades. The drives in this region are charming, 
and in point of healthfulness and in freedom from all that is 
annoying, nothing is left to be desired. Passing through 
Sharon Station and Coleman's, we arrive at 

Millerton, ninety-two miles from New York. Population 
about 7C0. At this point the Harlem Railroad connects with 
the Newburgh, Dutchess & Connecticut Railroad for Mill- 
brook, Matteawan and Newburgh. Lakeville, the home of 
ex-Governor Holly, of Connecticut, is a charming village. 
Two miles to the north of it is the residence of William H. 
Barnum, Esq. Millerton is situated on high ground, is 
exceedingly healthy, and enjoys cool nights through the 
warmest weather. There are few places that have so many 
attractions within a radius of from eight to ten miles. Twin 
Lakes are especially grand, the largest, or north lake, being 
about eight miles in circumference. Near Millerton is the 
oldest iron mine in the United States. The ore from this mine 
was used in making cannon for the patriot army of the Revo- 
lutionary War. Continuing on our way, we next come to 

Mount Riga, ninety-five miles from New York, and the 
highest point on the line of the Harlem Railroad. The vil- 
lage has a population of about 500. It lies in a valley three- 
fourths of a mile wide, bounded on the east bv the mount- 
ain from which it derives its name, and on the west by a 
range of high hills running north about four miles. The 
principal or most prominent hill, called " Cave Hill," is 
directly opposite the village, and is covered by a handsome 
forest growth. On a steep side of this hill is an extensive 
cave, which, to a depth of 400 feet contains apartments fifty 



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feet high. It has never been fully explored farther than 400 
feet from its mouth, owing to the narrowness of the passage at 
that point. Three miles distant, on the very summit of 
Mount Riga, are two large lakes abounding with many varie- 
ties of choice fish. Two miles north of the village, Webotuck 
Brook has its source ; running south through the valley, and 
augmented by numerous small tributaries, it becomes quite a 
stream of pure spring water, and affords good trout fishing. 
Four miles from the village, on Riga range, is the highest 
point in the State of Connecticut. The next point we reach is 

Boston Corners, an interesting town in Columbia 
County, ninety-nine miles from New York, and the junction 
of the Harlem Railroad with the Central New England & 
Western and the New York & Massachusetts Railroads. Bos- 
ton Corners will long be remembered as the place where the 
famous prize fight between Morrissey and Yankee Sullivan oc- 
curred. At the point where the ' ' ring was pitched " one can 
step from the State of New York into Connecticut or Massa- 
chusetts. Resuming our way, a ride of five miles brings us to 

Copake, 104 miles from New York, and with a popula- 
tion of about 400. Here are extensive iron works, and 
about two miles east of the station are the famous Bash-Bish 
Falls, a favorite resort of picnic parties, and, as to scenery, is 
one of the finest points of observation between New York and 
Montreal. The waters come dashing down the mountain-side 
in a reckless sort of glee, splashing and leaping from crag to 
crag, while here and there, in a sunlit opening of the grand 
old forest, is the tasteful residence of some admirer of the 
picturesque in Nature. The gorge, the rock cliffs, the Eagle's 
Nest and Sunset Cliff are well worthy of an afternoon's visit. 
Five miles from Copake (or Copake Iron Works, as the 
station is now called) is 



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Mount Washington, the southwestern township of 
Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It includes a plateau of 
several miles in extent, with an elevation of 2cco feet, and 
is bordered by mountain-tops which rise several hundred feet 
higher — Mount Everett, which has an altitude of nearly 2700 




A LAKE IN THE BERKSHIRE HILLS, 



feet, being the highest peak. Many of the surrounding 
mountain-tops are easily reached by delightful drives or 
rambles, and afford extensive views of the lower country. 
Looking east from Mount Everett, the Housatonic Valley, 



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45 



including Great Barringlon, Sheffield, Egremont and other 
villages, is in plain view ; and to the west from Mount Alan- 
dar, the valley of the Hudson extending to the Catskill 
Mountains, thirty -five miles away. Owing to its elevation 
this place is always, cooi and breezy, and the absence of 
manufacturing of any kind renders the air and water pure. 
The scenery is varied and picturesque in the extreme, and 
the seeker after pleasure finds an endless variety of attractions 
— waterfalls, gorges, ravines, lakes, trout streams and excel- 
lent roads, which are well kept. The drives are indeed 
delightful, and include the following places of interest : Sun- 
set Rock, Prospect Rock, Mount Fray, Bare Rock Falls ; 
Sage's Ravine, with its numerous cascades ; Bash-Bish Falls, 
with its hotel ; and, by a half-mile walk at the terminus of a 
drive, the summit of Mount Everett. No place in Berkshire 
County is so favorably situated as a summer resort as Mount 
Washington, and the hotels and boarding-houses are well 
filled during the summer months. Returning to Copake, and 
resuming our way, a ride of a few miles brings us to 

Hillsdale, a lovely spot, appropriately named, 108 miles 
from New York, and nine miles from Great Barrington, 
which is also a popular centre for summer boarders, lying, as 
it does, in a lap of hills, surrounded by rare beauty. Many 
persons who choose Great Barrington for their summer home 
come via the Harlem Railroad to Hillsdale, so as to enjoy the 
delightful drive of nine miles across the country. The turbu- 
lence in Hillsdale for three-fourths of a century after its first 
settlement by civilized people, who were composed of different 
nationalities, has prevented any historic record being kept 
of them. In 1620 the King of England granted to a New 
England company all the territory in America between the 
fortieth and forty-eighth degree of north latitude, with an 



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47 



unlimited boundary on the west, which, of course embraced 
what is now the town of Hillsdale. Subsequently the govern- 
ment of Holland conveyed to a Dutch company the territory 
in America between the Chesapeake Bay and the Connecticut 
River, the town of Hillsdale being embraced in the convey- 
ance. In pursuance of the English grant, Robert Noble 
emigrated from Westfield to Hillsdale, and was the first white 
settler in the town. He, with his associates, procured the 
Indian title to land five miles square. They built a fort on 
what is now the land of Leonard Johnson, at which one life 
was lost in the conflict under land titles, and many arrests 
were made under both the authorities of New York and Massa- 
chusetts, and men were long imprisoned, both at Albany and 
Springfield. Such is the early history of Hillsdale. One poet 
has sung that " a competence is all that a man can enjoy," 
while another has sung, " Be it ever so humble, there's no place 
like home." Hillsdale possesses the means for many a happy 
home. There is that about this vicinity which is especially 
welcome and enjoyable to those who love the beauties of 
Nature combined with a pure and invigorating atmosphere. 

" Welcome, ye pleasant dales and hills, 

Where dream-like passed my early days, 
Ye cliffs and glens and laughing rills 

That sing unconscious hymns of praise ; 
Welcome, ye woods with tranquil bowers 

Embalmed in autumn's mellow sheen, 
Where careless childhood gathered flowers, 

And slept on mossy carpets green. 

" The same bright sunlight gently plays 

About the porch and orchard trees ; 
The garden sleeps in noontide haze, 

Lulled by the murmuring of the bees ; 
The sloping meadows stretch away 

To upland field and wooded hill ; 
The soft blue sky of peaceful day 

Looks down upon the homestead still. 



SUMMER HOMES 



" Unchanged it greets the changeful years — 

Its life is one unending dream ; 
No record here of grief or tears ; 

But, like the limpid meadow stream, 
It seems to sympathize with youth, 

Just as the river does with age, 
And ever whispers — Sweetest truth 

Is written on life's title page." 

— Wallace Bruce. 

Continuing our journey, and passing through Craryville, 
Martindale, and Philmont, with its manufactories and knit- 
ting-mills, we come upon one of the finest views in the Hudson 
valley. Well cultivated farms, with their pleasant farm-houses, 
slope away toward the river, and the hills covered with flocks, 
and valleys with corn, seem only little patches of various 
colors reaching away to the blue Catskills. Passing the little 
town of Ghent, with its peaceful population of about 500 we 
come to 

Chatham, the terminus of the Harlem Railroad, 127 miles 
from New York. Population about 3000. This is a busy 
little railroad centre, where connection is made with the Bos- 
ton & Albany Railroad for all points west ; and for Pittsfield, 
North Adams, Springfield and Boston, to the east. Connec- 
tion is also made with the Lebanon Springs Railroad for 
Lebanon Springs and other points north. Chatham and its 
vicinity presents many attractions to those who, choosing 
pleasant homes for the summer, desire to seek rest and quiet 
from the busy turmoil of the city, and yet remain within easy 
reach of railroads, telegraph, post-office, etc. With its fine 
hotels, numerous private boarding-houses, all pleasantly 
located, accommodations can be furnished for a large number 
of guests, and at moderate prices. Or, should a more rural 
life be preferred during the warmer days of summer, number- 
less pleasant farm-houses may be found within ten or fifteen 



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49 



minutes' drive from the village, where all the pleasures of ''life 
on the farm " may be enjoyed. 

From the eminences in and about Chatham beautiful 
views may be had of the surrounding country, with the Cats- 
kill Mountains and the grand old Hudson in the distance. 
These, together with the pleasant drives, good roads, and 
pure bracing air, add much toward making it a most desirable 
locality in which to take up a residence for the summer 
months. The lovers of good fishing can also find numerous 
trout streams within a radius of a dozen miles, which are 
prolific with specimens of that gamy species of the fish 
family which delights the heart of the fisherman. The lakes 
of Queechy, Kinderhook, and Copake furnish ample fishing 
grounds for bass, pickerel, perch and white-fish. A ride of 
nineteen miles from Chatham, over the Lebanon Springs 
Railroad, brings one to 

Lebanon Springs, famed for the medicinal springs 
which gave the village its name, its beautiful valley and pure 
mountain air. The drives in the neighborhood of the springs 
are unsurpassed by any watering-place in the world, whether 
it be along the beautiful valley roads leading to Nassau, to 
Queechy Lake and to Williamstown, Mass., Lenox or Stock- 
bridge, or surmounting the hills and mountains which encom- 
pass the place in almost every direction, where new beauties 
open to the view with every mile. Conspicuous among the 
numerous places for the entertainment of guests is Columbia 
Hall, a large hotel situated on the slope, and overlooking 
the valley and village. This hotel has lately been thoroughly 
overhauled and refurnished, and now takes its place among 
the first-class summer resort houses. 



4 



CIn THE BERKSHIRE HILLS, 



Among the most delightful places within a few hours' ride 
of New York are the now famous resorts of the Berkshire 
Hills, which lie partly in Eastern New York, but principally 
in Southwestern Massachusetts, and are reached by the fast 
trains of the Harlem Division of the New York Central & 
Hudson River Railroad. 

Pittsfield, 26 miles from Chatham, on the line of the 
Boston & Albany Railroad, is a flourishing town of 16,000 
inhabitants, and the capital of the delightful Berkshire region. 

It is a favorite resort of a large number of New 
York families during the summer and autumn 
months. The village is charmingly situated at a 
high elevation, with the Taconics on the west and 
the Hoosacs on the east, and contains many large 
hotels and elegant private dwellings. "Fast ex- 
press trains via the 
Harlem Railroad, 
in connection with 
the Boston & Al- 
bany, run between 
New York and 
Pittsfield in a lit- 
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Boarding Houses, 
Farm Houses 



and 



TAKING SUMMER BOARDERS, 

With Description uf Accommodations, Distances from New York, 
Rates of Regular and Excursion Tickets, Number and 
Time of Trains to and from New York. 



MOUNT VERNON, N. Y. 

Thirteen miles. 30 trains each way ; on Sundays 9 each way. 
Time, about thirty minutes. Regular fare, 28 cents ; excursion, 45 
cents. 

Eight or ten hotels and a large number of boarding houses furnish every va- 
riety of accommodations, and at reasonable rates. Station Agent or other 
resident can direct inquirers where to obtain any desired class of accom- 
modations for the summer. 

BRONXVILLE, N. Y. 

Fifteen miles. 24 trains from New York, 28 to New York; on 
Sundays 8 from New York 7 to New York. Time, about thirty- 
five minutes. Regular fare, 35 cents ; excursion, 55 cents. 

TUCKAHOE, N. Y. 

Sixteen miles. 31 trains from New York, 30 to New York ; on 
Sundays 9 from New York, 7 to New York. Time, thirty-two to 
forty-five minutes. Regular fare, 38 cents ; excursion, 60 cents. 



Note— For daily commutation rates see page 51. 



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53 



SCARSDALE, N. Y. 
Nineteen miles. 18 trains from New York, 17 to New York ; 
on Sundays 6 each way. Time, thirty-five to fifty-five minutes. 
Regular fare, 45 cents ; excursion, 75 cents. 

Otto P. Minrath — Fair View Farm. 7 /% mile ; private conveyance ; accom- 
modate 12 ; 6 rooms ; adults $8.00 to $10.00, children #5.00 ; new house with 
improvements, situated on very high ground, in view of Long Island 
Sound ; Reformed church within % mile. References exchanged. 

John H. Perry — Farm House, 1% miles from either Tuckahoe or Scarsdale 
stations ; transfer free ; elevation about 1000 feet above tide-water ; accom- 
modate 10 ; 6 rooms; adults $6.00, children half, transient $1.00; discount 
for season ; good gunning ; churches near. References on application. 

Chas. W. Park — Farm House. 1 mile ; transportation, $1.00 per week ; accom- 
modate about 10; 4 large, airy rooms; adults $6.00, children $3.00; splendid 
view of surrounding country ; large shade trees ; good fishing and gunning ; 
very good livery; Methodist and Reformed churches near. Refers to F. H. 
Gould, 867 Broadway, New York. 

H. Taylor— Boarding House. P. O. Box 57, White Plains, N. Y. iJ4 miles ; 
transportation by carriage ; accommodate 40 ; 14 sleeping rooms ; adults 
$8.00 to $10.00, children under twelve half, transient $2.00 : pleasant house ; 
shady lawn; pure milk, eggs, etc.; good fishing and gunning in season; 
churches of all denominations near. 

HARTSDALE, N. Y. 
Twenty-one miles. 18 trains from New York, 17 to New York ; 
on Sundays 6 each way. Time, forty-five to sixty minutes. Regular 
fare, 48 cents ; excursion, 80 cents. 

R. Stevens — Boarding House. 10 minutes' walk from station ; accommodate 
3 ; 2 sleeping rooms ; adults $6.00, children half ; Methodist church near. 

D. W. Dowd — Boarding House. 5 minutes 1 walk from station ; accommodate 
6; 3 sleeping rooms ; adults $8.00, children half ; Methodist church near. 

Mrs. S. E. Taylor — Private Boarding House. 10 minutes' walk from station ; 
accommodate 6; 3 sleeping rooms; adults $7.00, children half; Methodist 
church near. 

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. 
Twenty-three miles. 21 trains from New York, 22 to New York ; 
on Sundays 8 from New York, 10 to New York. Time, forty to sixty 
minutes. Regular fare, 50 cents ; excursion, 90 cents ; "fifteen trip 
tickets, $9.00. 

* Fifteen trip tickets are limited to one month from date of purchase, and 
available for passage of holder and those accompanying him or her, 

Note — For daily commutation rates see page 51, 



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SUMMER HOMES 



Stanley F. Newell — Orawaupum Hotel, opposite railroad depot. Accommo- 
date 50 ; 30 rooms ; adults $7.00 to $12.00, children $5.00, transient $2.00 to 
-$2.50; first-class livery connected with hotel; churches of all denomina- 
tions ; good bass fishing in Rye Lake. Refers to James Lidgerwood, 835 
Broadway, New York. 

Mrs. S. Teed— Private House on Lexington Avenue. 5 minutes' walk from 
station; adults $3. 00 to $10.00, children $5.00; suitable cottages in vicinity ; 
good livery; house has spacious piazza and abundance of shade trees ; pure 
water ; churches of all denominations convenient. 

J. Horton Carpenter — Farm House. iJ4 miles; accommodate 16; adults 
$10.00 to $12.00 ; first-class table ; pleasantly situated on high ground ; no 
mosquitoes; no malaria; plenty of shade; stabling; churches of all de- 
nominations within 2 miles. Refers to Mrs. E. A. Low, 31 Burling Slip, 
and Mr. J. L. Durant, 19 New Street, New York. 

Miss L. L. Horton — Farm House. 1% miles ; accommodate 12 ; adults $10.00, 
children half; reduction to families engaging for season; good fishing in 
St. Mary's Lake, 5 minutes' walk, and in Rye Lake, abounding in pickerel 
and bass ; churches of all denominations near. 

Robert Barnes — Farm House. 2^ miles; accommodate 15 ; 10 rooms; adults 
$6.00 to $8.00, children under nine years of age $5.00; fishing good; guests 
transported by private conveyance ; can accommodate a few horses with 
stable room ; beautiful walks and drives ; 1 mile from Friends' meeting 
house and Rye Lake. 

Mrs. S. Barnes — Private House. Near station; accommodate 2 adults; terms 
$6.00; very good livery ; churches of all denominations near; fishing in St. 
Mary's Lake. 

Thomas A. Field — Farm House. P. O. address, Port Chester, N. Y. 5 miles; 
6 sleeping rooms ; terms on application ; large house ; cool and pleasant ; 
plenty of shade; high ground; splendid view of Long Island Sound and 
surrounding country; bass and pickerel fishing; boating on Rye Lake; 
gunning in season. 

J. Brodie — Farm House. 2^ miles; accommodate 12 to 14 ; 8 rooms; adults 
$6.00 and upwards ; reduced rates for children ; pleasantly situated on high 
ground overlooking the Sound ; no malaria ; no mosquitoes ; well shaded 
lawn; croquet ground; piano, etc.; plenty of milk, poultry and eggs; 
good livery. Refers to Mrs. Stewart, 123 West nth Street; Mrs. O'Reilly, 
33 West 45th Street, and Mr. E. C. Moore, 80 Gold Street, New York. 

Mrs. D. T. Craft — Farm House. P. O. address, Mamaroneck, N. Y. 2^ 
miles from station ; transportation free ; accommodate 20 or 30 ; 12 large 
rooms ; adults $5.00 to $8.00, children half price ; discount for season ; good 



Fifteen trip tickets are limited to one month from date of purchase, and are 
available for passage of holder and those accompanying him or her. 

Note For daily commutation rates see page 51. 



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55 



fishing in Rye Lake; boats at the lake; good gunning- in season; livery; 
healthy locality; fine large shade trees; fruit in season; churches near. 
References on application. 

Josiah Andrews— Farm House. P. O. address, Purchase, Westchester County, 
N. Y. 2^4 miles ; transfer by private conveyance; n rooms; adults $3.oo, 
children under ten years of age S5.00; fishing, boating and bathing in Rye 
Lake and Long Island Sound ; good livery ; house located in pleasant neigh- 
borhood ; healthy; fine, shady lawn ; churches within short distance; table 
supplied with plenty of milk, butter and eggs from farm. Refers to Wilson 
M. Powell, 2) Wall Street, or D. R. Underhill, 168 Vernon Avenue, 
Brooklyn. 

W. L. Chester — Alderney Farm House. 1 mile ; transfer by private convey- 
ance without charge; accommodate 20; 10 sleeping rooms; adults $14.00, 
children §10.00, transient $3.00; table supplied with the best the market 
affords; an abundance of pure Alderney milk, fresh eggs, etc.; excellent 
fishing in Chester and Rye Lakes ; boats and fishing tackle furnished with- 
out charge ; good shooting ; superior livery at reasonable rates ; farm ad- 
joins Westchester County Fair Grounds. Refers to E. C. Sniff en, S. W. 
Smith, ex-Sheriff Lita Carpenter and others, on application. 

J. Tranier — Cottage. 2^3 miles; hack fare, 50 cents; accommodate 3 or 4 ; 
terms moderate ; nice, quiet house for invalid or small children. Refer- 
ences exchanged on application. 

Mrs. A. Jones — Private Boarding House. P. O. Box 315. X mile ; accom- 
modate 14 ; 10 sleeping rooms ; adults $3 .00 to s 10.00, transient $2. 00; 
splendid location and best of society. References on application. 

Peter Hope — Farm House. \}/? miles ; accommodate 6 ; 3 sleeping rooms ; 
adults $6.00, children S3. 00; house well shaded; fresh vegetables, milk, 
butter and eggs from the farm ; Catholic church near. 

C. H. Dewsnap — Boarding House. % mile; 3 sleeping rooms; adults $6.00, 
children under six years $5. 00, transient $1.00; quiet neighborhood ; good 
elevation; extensive views and pleasant scenery; wild, picturesque walks 
through wood and over hills; good fishing; Methodist, Baptist, Presby- 
terian and Episcopal churches within % mile. Refers to William Tharp, 18 
Broadway, New York. 

Mrs. Kate C. Mills — Boarding House. 6 sleeping rooms; adults $6.00 to 
$8.00, children $5.00 to $6.00, transient $1.50; good fishing; good livery; 
churches of all denominations near. References on application. 

John C. Haviland — Farm House. P. O. address, Rye, N. Y. 3 miles; 16 
rooms; adults $10.00 to $12.00, children half, transient §2.00; discount for 
season ; good fishing in Rye Lake. 



Fifteen trip tickets are limited to one month from date of purchase, and 
are available for passage of holder and those accompanying him o; ner, 

Note — For daily commutation rates see page 51, 



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SUMMER HOMES 



KENSICO, N. Y. 

Twenty-five miles. 5 trains from New York, 6 to New York ; on 
Sundays 2 from New York, 3 to New York. Time, forty-five to sixty 
minutes. Regular fare, 58 cents ; excursion, $1.05 ; *fifteen trip 
tickets, $6.35. 

Robert Blake— Hotel Crystal Springs. 3^ miles; accommodate 15 to 20; 14 
rooms ; cottage with 5 rooms connected with house, furnished or unfur- 
nished ; terms on application ; discount to season guests ; good bass, trout 
and pickerel fishing in Rye, Byron, Kensico and Wcmpus Lakes; boats 50 
cents per day ; good gunning — woodcock, quail, partridge, rabbit and Eng- 
lish snipe; good livery ; cool and pleasant groves; pure spring water; fine 
drives ; Episcopal, Methodist and Catholic churches in vicinity. Refers to 
Thomas Cox. 

George W. Shelley — Private Boarding House. P. O. address, Valhalla, 
Westchester County, N. Y. 1 mile; private conveyance; accommodate 30 
to 35 ; 16 large airy rooms ; adults $6.00 and $8.00, children according to age ; 
house pleasantly located on high ground ; beautiful lake ; perfectly healthy ; 
plenty of shade; pleasant drives; beautiful scenery; croquet grounds; 
piano ; fresh vegetables, milk, eggs and poultry ; Methodist church 1^ 
miles distant ; accommodations for horses and carriages. References on 
application. 

UNIONVILLE, N. Y. 

Twenty-nine miles. 5 trains from New York, 6 to New York ; on 
Sundays 3 trains each way. Time, about fifty-five minutes. Regular fare, 
68 cents ; excursion, $1.20 ; *fifteen trip tickets, $7x0. 

PLEASANTVILLE, N. Y. 

Thirty-one miles. 7 trains each way ; on Sundays 3 trains each 
way. Time, about one hour. Regular fare, 73 cents ; excursion, $1.25 ; 
"fifteen trip tickets, $7.90. 

Levi F. See — Private Boarding House. 2 minutes' walk; accommodate 10 to 
14; 5 large rooms; adults $7.00, children half price; pleasantly situated on 
high ground ; ample shade ; good water ; fine scenery ; good pickerel and 
bass fishing in Kensico Lake, four miles by rail ; gunning for small game ; 
good livery ; churches of all denominations convenient. Refers to George 
W. Wheeler, ticket agent, and William T. Bailey, merchant. 



* Fifteen trip tickets are limited to one month from date of purchase, and 
are available for passage of holder and those accompanying him or her. 

J^qte — For daily commutation rates see page 51, 



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57 



Wm. H. Fo6ter — Farm House. ij^ miles; accommodate 15; adults $6.00, 
children half price ; discount for the summer ; a healthful situation, on high 
ground, commanding very extensive view; fishing in vicinity good ; livery 
accommodation complete ; churches of all denominations near. 

Mrs. R. DeBoyes — Farm House. 1 mile from station; accommodate 20; 10 
rooms; adults $7.00, children according to age, transient $1.50; plenty of 
shade ; nice lawn ; good table ; accommodations for horses and carriages ; 
good livery ; good gunning; % mile from Methodist Episcopal church. 

Mrs. Coles Carpenter — Farm House. iL£ miles ; accommodate 14 ; 6 rooms ; 
adults $6.00, children half ; fishing in Kensico Lake ; house pleasantly situ- 
ated ; large lawns; tennis court; good shade; churches within 1% miles; 
would like several children to board by the year. Refers to E. H. See, 
Postmaster, Pleasantville. 

Mrs. Ann Powers — Private Dwelling. X mile ; accommodate 15 ; adults $5.00 
to $8.00, children $2.50 to S5.00 ; discount for the season ; good fishing in 
Kensico and Croton Lakes; good gunning — woodcock, quail, grouse, etc. ; 
house pleasantly situated on Main Street ; plenty of shade ; rooms large and 
airy ; churches near by. Refers to John A. Dunn, 59 Great Jones Street ; J. 
W. Gough, 332 Broadway, and D. J. McCarthy, Stewart Building, New 
York. 

Mrs. M. A. Hammond — Hammond House. Near station ; transfer free ; accom- 
modate 10 to 15; 10 large sleeping rooms; adults $8.00, children half, tran- 
sient $1.25; discount for season; large, comfortable house, veranda on all 
sides ; spacious grounds, well shaded ; an abundance of fresh vegetables, 
eggs, milk and poultry ; fruit in season ; trout, bass and pickerel fishing in 
Kensico Lake and Rye Pond; good gunning; superior livery; churches 
of various denominations convenient. Refers to Wm. H. Hoyt & Co., 
Vanderbilt Avenue, opposite Grand Central Station. 

Mrs. Wm. H. Reynolds — Boarding House. % mile; accommodate 6 to 8 
adults ; pleasantly situated ; well-shaded lawn ; pleasant walks and drives ; 
fishing and gunning ; excellent livery ; churches of various denominations 
near ; terms on application. Refers to Mrs. L. Schlcss, 34 Sutton Place, 
New York. 

M. D. Mansfield — Private Boarding House. P. O. Box 30. mile; trans- 
portation, 25 cents ; accommodate 15 ; 8 sleeping rooms ; adults $5.00 to $8.00, 
children $4.00; discount for season; nice shady lawn; good croquet 
ground; home comforts ; black bass and pickerel fishing; gunning in sea- 
son ; good livery at moderate prices ; churches of all denominations within 
5 minutes' walk. References on application. 



Fifteen trip tickets are limited to one month from date of purchase, and 
are available for passage of holder and those accompanying him cr her. 

Note — For daily commutation rates see page 51, 



5* 



SUMMER HOMES 



Mrs. P. E. Gilm — Fair View House, i mile ; accommodate 10 or 12 ; 7 sleeping 
rooms ; adults $6.00, children $4.00, transient $1.50 ; discount for season ; ex- 
cellent livery at moderate rates; Methodist, Episcopal, Presbyterian and 
Catholic churches in vicinity. Refers to Dr. C. R. Ellison, New York. 

CHAPPAQUA, N . Y . 
Thirty-three miles. 7 trains each way ; on Sundays 2 trains each 
way. Time, one hour to one hour and ten minutes. Regular fare, 78 
cents ; excursion, $1.40 ; * fifteen trip tickets, $8.25. 

Moses Wanzer — Farm House. mile ; accommodate 12; 8 rooms ; adults and 
children $4.00 to £8. 00; modern house, on high ground; shady lawn; good 
water; good fishing in Croton Lake, etc.; livery; Friends and Baptist 
churches convenient. Refers to Wm. J. Ackerly, Grand Central* Depot, 
New York. 

Jesse H. Sutton — Private Dwelling. 5 minutes' walk; accommodate 10; 5 
rooms; adults $6.00 to $8.00, children $4.00; good livery; house situated on 
high ground ; large piazza ; excellent water ; churches near. Refers to 
Effingham Cock or Robt. J. Murray, 409 Broadway, New York. 

Mrs. Samuel Sarles — Farm House. 1 mile; transportation free; accommo- 
date 16; 3 double and 2 single rooms ; adults $6.00 to $8.00, children $3.00 to 
$4.00, transient $1.25; plenty of shade; cold, pure water; fine walks and 
drives ; beautiful scenery ; good fishing and gunning ; good livery ; 
churches of various denominations near. Refers to S. V. Healy, No. 9 West 
133d Street, New York. 

Mrs. Sophia Gill — Farm House. 1 mile ; transportation free ; accommodate 
12; 10 large, airy rooms; adults $8.00, children half price, transient $t.oo; 
good shooting — rabbit, quail, partridge ; excellent livery ; abundant table ; 
plenty of milk and fruit ; Baptist and Methodist churches near. Refers to 
H. Winley, 17 Delancey Street, New York. 

MOUNT KISCO, N. Y. 
Thirty-seven miles. 8 trains each way ; on Sundays 3 trains each 
way. Time, one hour to one hour and twenty minutes. Regular fare, 
88 cents ; excursion, $1.55 ; * fifteen trip tickets, $9.75. 

Miss Anna E. Hubbell — Farm House. \4> mile; accommodate 12; 9 rooms; 
adults $8.00 to |io.co ; large and pleasant house ; good table ; fishing in Cro- 
ton Lake, etc.; pleasant walks and drives; well shaded lawn; good garden ; 
healthy and desirable location; churches of all denominations convenient. 
References on application. 



* Fifteen trip tickets are limited to one month from date of purchase, and 
are available for passage of holder and those accompanying him or her. 

Note — For daily commutation rates see page 51. 



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59 



Mrs. Wm. H. Sherwood — Farm House, ij^ miles; accommodate 6; 4 rooms; 
adults $6.00 to $7.00, children according to age, $2.00 from Saturday until 
Monday ; house situated on high ground ; healthy location ; shady lawn ; 
good fishing in Crcton Lake ; livery ; churches of all denominations in 
vicinity. References on application. 

Mrs. Aaron B. Carpenter — Private Residence. 1 mile; accommodate 25; 
adults $7.00 and $9.00, children half price ; discount for season ; good table ; 
abundance of fruit ; pleasantly situated, surrounded by fine shade trees and 
extensive grounds for children's use; good livery ; churches of all denomi- 
nations near. 

Mrs. Alfred Hunter — Private Boarding House. 5 minutes 1 walk from sta- 
tion ; accommodate 6 adults — 96-00 to £7.00 ; high elevation ; plenty of vege- 
tables, etc., from large garden; good fishing and gunning; first-class 
livery ; churches of all denominations near. 

Catharine M. Sands— Sands Hcmestead. 3 miles; transportation, 50 cents, by 
carriage; accommodate 30; adults $7.00 to $8.00, children under ten years 
half price, over ten years $6.00 ; discount for summer ; Byram Lake, few 
rods distant, furnishes good fishing — bass, pickerel, etc.; boats free; high 
ground ; healthy location ; fine walks and drives ; all churches. 

Mrs. Geo. B. Dams — Private House. 2 minutes' walk from station ; accommo- 
date 7 adults — $7.00 to $3.oo ; 4 sleeping rooms ; house situated on fine ave- 
nue ; high ground ; plenty of shade ; good fishing in vicinity ; first-class 
livery; churches of all denominations near. 

Mrs. Walter H. Haight — Private Dwelling. JrfSj mile; 5 rooms; adults $8.00; 
discount for season ; good fishing ; churches nc r. 

G. W. Dunn — Farm House. % mile; transportation, 25 cents; accommodate 
10 or 12 ; 5 rooms ; adults $7.00, children $5.00 ; fishing in Croton Lake ; good 
gunning; good livery; pleasant lawn and shade; churches within 1 mile. 
Refers to C. S. Ware, Postmaster, Mount Kisco, N. Y. 

Mrs. A. E. Moore — Private Residence. P. O. Box 12, Mt. Kisco, N. Y. ^4 
mile from station ; transfer, 10 cents each way ; would accommodate a 
party or family of four persons ; 3 sleeping rooms ; adults $7.00, children 
half; discount for season; excellent table; fishing in Croton and Byram 
Lakes; good gunning — partridge, quail, woodcock, etc.; superior livery ; 
four churches -within 10 minutes' walk. Refers to T. F. Smith, M.D., 264 
Lenox Avenue, New York. 

Geo. Flewellin — Fort Hill Farm House. 2 miles ; transportation free ; accom- 
modate 20 ; 8 sleeping rooms ; adults $7.00 to £9.00, children half, transient 
$1.00 to $2.00 ; good fishing in Croton Lake ; excellent gunning; churches of 
various denominations in vicinity. 



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Mrs. F. E. Wilcox — Boarding House. Box 180. 34 mile; accommodate 8; 
8 sleeping rooms ; adults $6.oo, children $3.00, transient $1.25 ; house situated 
on main street in very pleasant neighborhood ; plenty of shade, abundance 
of fruit and garden vegetables ; good fishing and gunning; boats 75 cents to 
$1.00 per day; good livery ; Methodist, Presbyterian and Catholic churches 
near. Refers to C. S. Ware, Postmaster. 

Martin Hubbell — Farm House. % mile ; accommodate 10 to 12 ; adults $6.00 to 
$7.00, children according to age, transient $1.00 to $2.00 ; discount for fami- 
lies and season; good fishing and gunning; boats 50 cents per day; churches 
of all denominations near. References on application. 

Samuel Ellis — Farm House. 10 minutes' walk ; accommodate 10 to 12 ; 8 sleep- 
ing rooms; adults $8.00 to $10.00, transient $1.50; healthy and desirable 
location; well-shaded lawn ; pleasant drives and walks; good livery; fresh 
milk, poultry, etc.; good fishing and gunning ; churches near. References 
on application. 

J. Kensett Vail — Boarding House. P. O. address, New Castle, N. Y. 1 mile ; 
transportation, by stage, 15 cents; accommodate 30; 10 rooms; adults 
$5.00 to $9.00, children $3.00 to $5.00, transient $2.00 ; discount for season ; 
large, airy rooms; playhouse for children; fine lawn, large private park; 
beautiful drives ; excellent livery ; good fishing in Kirby Lake and on 
place; boats and fishing tackle furnished free to guests; good gunning; 
churches of various denominations near ; photographs of place at Mount 
Kisco station. 

T. B. Mellows — Private House. 2 miles; transportation 25 cents; accommo- 
date 18 ; 12 rooms ; adults $7.00, children according to age, transient $1.25 ; 
pleasant shady walks and drives ; large lawn ; good livery ; churches of all 
denominations within 2 miles. References on application. 

Albert G. Eaves — "The Ledge" Villa. Address 63 East 12th Street, New 
York. 3 miles ; transportation free; accommodate 3 or 4 ; adults $10.00; 
good fishing and gunning; milk, vegetables, etc., from farm; house fur- 
nished with city conveniences — gas, bath, etc.; pleasantly situated ; churches 
of various denominations near; family consisting of two persons would 
like a few congenial boarders. 

Mrs. A. F. V. Wright — " The Yews." % mile from station ; accommodate 1 or 
2 gentlemen ; 1 room: r;te $10.00; grounds laid out in landscape garden- 
ing; beautiful views of mountains; plenty of shade; fishing and gunning ; 
good livery ; Methodist church near. References on application. 

S. W. Griffith — Boarding House. P.O. Box 94. Near station ; accommodate 
8 ; 5 sleeping rooms ; adu.ts $7.00, children half, transient $1.00 ; discount for 



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season; pleasantly situated ; surrounded by fine shade trees; abundance of 
fruit and vegetables, fresh milk and butter ; churches of all denominations 
convenient. References on application. 
Mrs. Coles F. Tompkins— Farm House. P. O. address, Bedford, N. Y. 3^ 
miles ; accommodate 4 to 6 ; 3 good-sized rooms ; adults $7.00 ; reduction to 
families ; can accommodate several children ; fishing and gunning in 
vicinity ; good livery ; accommodations for horses and carriages ; churches 
of all denominations within convenient distance. 

Mrs. Orville Dickinson — Maple Cottage. 5 minutes' walk; accommodate 6; 
terms on application ; very good fishing ; excellent livery ; Presbyterian, 
Methodist and Catholic churches within few minutes' walk ; pleasant sur- 
roundings. Refers to A. L. Banks, Mt. Kisco, N. Y. 

Mrs. E. G. Platt — Byram Lake Farm House. 5 miles ; transportation 50 cents : 
accommodate 12 to 16 ; 6 sleeping rooms ; adults $6.00, children $3.00 to $5.00, 
transient $1.00 ; excellent fishing and gunning ; elevation 700 feet above tide- 
water ; modern house with large rooms and piazza ; pleasant drives. Refers 
to S. Adams, 447 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

BEDFORD, N. Y. 
Forty miles. 7 trains each way ; on Sundays 3 trains each way. 
Time, one hour and fifteen to one hour and thirty minutes. Regular 
fare, 95 cents ; excursion, $1.65 ; *fifteen trip tickets, $10.50. 

James Cromwell— Farm House. 1 mile; accommodate 15; 7 rooms; adults 
$7.00 and $8.00, children half price ; a large farm house, situated very pleas- 
antly ; plenty of shade ; large lawn for tennis court ; good drives and livery 
accommodations; good fishing in Lakes Waccabuc and Croton ; Methodist, 
Baptist, Presbyterian and Episcopal churches within 1 mile. Refers to E. 
Mclntyre, 874 Broadway, and W. F. Johnson, Tribune Office, New York. 

Mrs. James H. Birdsall— Terrace Hill Boarding House. 1 mile; 15 large 
rooms ; accommodate 30 ; adults $6.00 and $8.00, children under five years, 
$4.00; discount for season; transportation to and from depot, 25 cents ; no 
fevers ; house on high ground ; good gunning ; fishing in Croton and Wac- 
cabuc Lakes ; good livery ; Methodist and Presbyterian churches near. 
References exchanged. 

Mrs. C. E. Drummond — Private House. 4^ miles; transportation, by stage, 
50 cents ; accommodate 12 ; 10 sleeping rooms ; adults $8.00 to $10.00, 
children half price ; discount for season ; large modern house ; pleasant and 
roomy ; fine shady lawn ; fishing and gunning ; good livery ; churches of all 
denominations near ; physician in family. Refers to Alfred D. Partridge, 
Bedford, N. Y., and W. H. Lounsbery, American News Company, New York. 



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Mrs. Phillips R. Lyon — Fa~m Housa. 4 miles; transfer $1.00; accommodate 
18 to 20 ; 8 sleeping rooms; adults $6.00, children under 8 years $4.00, tran- 
sient $1.00 per day; large yard, well-shaded; swing and croquet ; plenty of 
fruit; very good livery ; Presbyterian church 1% miles. Refers to Mrs. H. 
Cox, 254 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Charles H. Adams — Farm House. i% miles; transportation free; accommo- 
date 25 to 30; 15 rooms; adults $6.od, deduction for children; discount for 
season; trout fishing, etc.; good gunning; good livery; house handsomely 
located; table supplied with vegetables from the farm; churches of all de- 
nominations. Refers to S. Wood, 335 Broadway, New York. 

C. P. Bacon — Private House. 30 rods from station ; accommodate 2 ; 2 sleeping 
rooms; adults $7. 00, transient Si.od ; good fishing in Croton Lake ; excellent 
livery ; near Methodist church. 

Gilbert Griffin — Dwelling House. % mile; accommodate large family; 5 
sleeping rooms ; centrally located in village ; plenty of shade ; very healthy ; 
good water ; pleasant drives in all directions; excellent livery ; good fishing 
in Croton Lake and Byron Pond; churches near. References on application. 

Geo. A. Matthews — Farm House. 2^ miles; accommodate 6; 3 sleeping 
rooms; adults $6.00; good fishing and gunning; good livery; churches of 
various denominations near. Refers to Adams Brothers. 

Mrs. E. S. Howe — Farm House. 3^ miles ; transportation, 50 cents each way; 
accommodate 10 to 12 ; 5 sleeping rooms ; adults $j.oo to $7.00, children ac- 
cording to age, transient $1.50 per day; discount for season; pleasantly 
situated; well shaded lawn; pure spring water; fresh vegetables, milk, 
eggs and butter from farm ; beautiful scenery ; pleasant drives ; first-class 
livery at reasonable rates; good fishing in adjacent lakes and rivers; 
churches of all denominations near. Refers to D. H. Grey, 151 West 120th 
Street, New York. 

KATONAH, N, Y. 

Forty- two miles. 8 trains each way ; on Sundays 3 trains each 
way. Time, about one hour and thirty minutes. Regular fare, $l.co ; 
excursion, $1.75 ; "fifteen trip tickets, $10.90. 

M. S. Benedict — Maple Lawn Boarding House. 8 minutes' walk; accommo- 
date 25 to 30; 16 rooms; adults $6.00 to $8.00, children according to age; 
pleasantly situated, on high ground, with well-shaded lawn ; fruit, vegeta- 
bles, milk, eggs, pure water and plenty of ice ; good trout, bass and picktrel 
fishing in Croton Lake and Cross River; boats free ; good gunning— wood- 
cock, partridge, quail, etc.; good livery; churches of various denomina- 
tions convenient. References exchanged. 



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John Iles — Farm House. 3 miles; transportation free; accommodate 20; n 
sleeping rooms ; adults 56.00 to S7.00, children under five 52.00, from five to 
twelve half price, transient Si.oo; large house, beautifully situated; well- 
furnished bedrooms; large parlors and sitting-room; piano and dancing; 
hammocks, swings and croquet ; large piazza ; shady lawn ; healthy loca- 
tion ; good water; good fishing and gunning; first-class livery; churches 
near. References on application. 

Mrs. H. Searles — Farm House. mile; transportation, 25 cents; accommo- 
date 25 ; 15 sleeping rooms ; adults §5. 00 to Sio.oo, children S4.00 to S5.00. 
transient $1.50 ; picturesque scenery; pleasant walks and drives; first-class 
livery ; tennis, swings and hammocks ; good fishing ; boats free ; gunning 
in season ; near churches and public library. Refers to Mr. Steinitz, 136 
West 135th Street, New York. 

Webster Hait — Farm House. 2V6 miles ; meet guests at depot, 25 cents each 
way; accommodate 25 ; 12 rooms ; adults S6.00 to 57.00; pleasantly located ; 
perfectly healthy ; finely shaded ; pleasant drives ; beautiful scenery ; lawns 
and croquet grounds ; piano, etc.; table well supplied with fruit, vegetables, 
milk, eggs and poultry ; good fishing in Waccabuc and Croton Lakes ; good 
gunning ; Baptist and Methodist churches convenient. Refers to A. J. 
Ranell, 17 Union Square; W. Martin, 423 West 35th Street, and E. Van 
Note, 95 Christopher Street, New York. 

Mrs. S. S. Barrette — Farm House. ¥± mile ; transportation, 25 cents ; accom- 
modate 60 ; 20 large rooms ; adults S8.00, children under five years half 
price; house, with cottage attached, situated on high ground; abundant 
fruit and shade trees ; large playground ; excellent well water ; milk, butter, 
eggs and poultry ; good fishing in Croton River ; boats 50 cents per day ; 
good gunning; splendid livery; churches of all denominations in vicinity. 
References on application. 

Mrs. Cyrus H. Reynolds — Farm House. 4 miles; transportation, 25 cents; ac- 
commodate 20; 13 rooms; adults $5.00 to S7.00, children S3.00 ; four-story 
brick house : rooms large and well ventilated: good fishing near; gunning 
good; all churches within short distance. Refers to A. C. Todd, 148 East 
49th Street, New York. 

B. Travis — Private Residence. }i mile ; sidewalk from depot to house ; accom- 
modate 10 ; 10 rooms ; rates for adults $7.00 upward, children according to 
age ; fruit, milk and vegetables in abundance ; good fishing in adjacent 
lakes; boats free; quail, partridge, woodcock, squirrel and rabbit in sea- 
son ; house well located, with large lawns and two running fountains ; mod- 
ern built house, with hot and cold water, closets and bath-room, gas in 
every room; 5 minutes' walk from Methodist and Presbyterian churches. 
Refers to John Knox, White Bros., and Lyon Bros., Katonah. 



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Morris H. Webb — Farm House. P. O. address, Cross River, Westchester 
County, N. Y. 4 miles ; transportation, by stage, 25 cents each way ; accom- 
modate 10 ; 6 large rooms ; adults $5.00 to $7.00, children $3.00 ; good fishing 
and gunning; fine scenery; churches near. 

Mrs. A. Bedell — Farm House. 1 mile ; transportation free; accommodate 25 ; 
14 sleeping rooms ; adults $5.00 to $ 6.00, children $3.00 and $4.00 ; dis- 
count for season ; good fishing in Croton Lake ; boats 50 cents per day ; good 
gunning; good livery; house on high ground ; healthy locality, and free from 
malaria ; churches of all denominations in vicinity. Reference on application. 

Richard J. Vredenburg — " Mountain Spring" Farm. 2^ miles; transportation 
free; accommodate 25; 12 sleeping rooms; adults $6.00 to $7.00, children 
half, transient $1.00 ; discount for season ; good fishing in Croton Lake ; boats 
free; good gunning; excellent livery; large new farm house with modern 
improvements; veranda; shady lawn; plenty of fresh eggs and milk; beau- 
tiful drives ; Methodist church 2^ miles distant. Refers to R. Tenbroeck, 
G. E. A., Union Pacific Railway, 287 Broadway, New York. 

A. F. Averv — Avery House. 3 minutes' walk ; accommodate 50 to 60 ; 30 sleep- 
ing rooms; adults $6.00 to $7.00, transient $1.50; special rates for season; 
house pleasantly situated on high ground, in the midst of charming scenery ; 
over a dozen lakes and rivers within a radius of ten miles afford excellent 
fishing; superior livery accommodations; churches of various denomina- 
tions in vicinity. 

Dr. J. G. Wood—" The Evergreens" Farm House. P. O. Box 164. y 2 mile from 
station; transfer, 25 cents each way; accommodate 30; 15 sleeping rooms; 
adults $7.00 to $10.00, children half, transient $2.00 ; discount for families and 
for season ; good trout, bass and pickerel fishing in Cross River, Waccabuc 
and Croton Lakes; good gunning — quail, partridge and woodcock; first- 
class livery at reasonable rates ; handsome house, with piazza on all sides, 
containing large rooms with high ceilings ; situation and surroundings unex- 
ceptionable in every particular ; fine shade trees ; pure spring water; fresh 
vegetables and fruit. Refers to W. H. Lounsbery, American News Co., 
New York, and Charles Haines, Bedford Station, N. Y. 

Mrs. S. F. Tompkins — Farm House. 1 mile; transportation free one way; ac- 
commodate 6 to 8 ; healthy locality ; large shady lawn ; fresh milk, eggs, 
poultry and vegetables ; good livery ; Methodist and Presbyterian churches 
1 mile. References and terms on application. 

golden's bridge, n. y. 

Forty -four miles. 7 trains each way ; on Sundays 3 trains each 
way. Time, about one hour and thirty minutes. Regular fare, $1.05 ; 
excursion, $1.85 ; *fifteen trip tickets, $11.25. 

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Lake Waccabuc, N. Y. 

Charles Adams — B®arding House. 5 minutes' walk ; accommodate 25 ; adults 
$6.00, rates for children on application ; house handsomely located ; large, 
shady grounds ; free from malaria ; table supplied with vegetables and fruit 
all fresh from the farm; good fishing, walks and drives; churches near. 
Refers to S. Wood, 335 Broadway, New York. 

Theodore Burt — Private Dwelling. 5 minutes' walk from station; accommo- 
date 7 ; 7 sleeping rooms ; terms reasonable ; shady lawn, croquet, ham- 
mocks, piano ; pleasant walks and drives ; elevation 6co feet ; bass and 
pickerel fishing ; good gunning ; good livery ; churches of all denominations 
near. Refers to Wm. Ford, Ticket Agent, Golden's Bridge, N. Y. 

N. S. Mullan — Waccabuc House. 4V3 miles from Golden's Bridge; accommo- 
date 80; 45 rooms; adults $9.00 to $14.00, children on application, transient 
$2.00 ; discount for season ; stage from station, 50 cents ; elevation 1000 feet 
above tide water ; no malaria ; no mosquitoes ; boating, bowling and fine 
driving; bass, pickerel and trout fishing; first-class livery furnished, and 
under direct supervision of J. W. Hartshorn, 142 and 144 East 59th Street, 
New York ; churches of all denominations within 2^2 miles. References on 
application. 

F. M. Duryea — Waccabuc House. P. O. address, Lake Waccabuc, N. Y. 4^ 
miles ; transfer by stage 50 cents ; accommodate 80 ; 45 sleeping rooms ; 
adults $9.00 to $14.00, children on application, transient $2.00; discount for 
season ; situated at head of one of the picturesque lakes on a high bluff, com- 
manding beautiful view of surrounding country ; no malaria or mosquitoes ; 
broad piazzas around the building ; fine boating; bowling and driving ; good 
livery connected with the house; bass, pickerel and trout fishing; boats 
and fishing tackle at house ; good gunning ; churches of all denominations 
within 2% miles. References on application. 

Mrs. B. Newman — Farm House. 3 miles; accommodate 15; 6 rooms; adults 
$7.00, children according to age ; bass and pickerel fishing in Lake Waccabuc 
good gunning; livery; house situated on high elevation; fine view ; large, 
airy rooms ; lake near house ; boating and fishing ; good spring water ; large 
piazza; all churches within 3 miles. Refers to George Ballard, Golden's 
Bridge, N. Y. 

Mrs. Louis Travis — Private Residence. % mile ; accommodate 12 ; 6 sleeping 
rooms ; adults $6.00 per week, children $4.00 ; good fishing in Lakes Wac- 
cabuc, Mahopac and Croton, and Croton River; partridge, quail, wood- 
cock, ducks, etc.; good livery; stable accommodations if desired; Meth- 
odist, Presbyterian and Episcopal churches near. Refers to E. S. Green, 
Golden's Bridge, N. Y. 



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SOMER S CENTRE, N. Y. 
Forty-eight miles. 4 trains each way ; on Sundays 2 trains from 
New York, 3 to New York. Time by express train, one hour and twenty 
minutes. Regular fare, $1.10 ; excursion, $2.00 ; ^fifteen trip tickets, 
$11.65. 

George W. Mathews — Farm House. 5 minutes 1 walk from station ; accommo- 
date 25; 12 rooms ; adults $5.00 to $8.00; discount for season ; house located 
on high ground, wich plenty of shade trees and good wi.^zr ; Weber piano ; 
good fishing in Lakes Mahopac and Croton, 2 and - rr.u^ distant; livery; 

churches of all denominations in vicinity. R .s to N. F. Smith, 1162 

Broadway, and T. Oliver Carter, 39 Nassau Ctreet, New York. 

Wm. D. Marshall — Boarding House. P. O. address, Somers, N. Y. % mile; 
accommodate 12 ; adults $6.00 to $8.00 ; nice lawn ; plenty of shade ; large 
rooms; large porch; Methodist, Episcopal, Presbyterian and Catholic 
churches near. Refers to Mr. Turk, 229 Broadway, New York. 

T. H. Lane — Boarding House. 1 mile; accommodate 20; 12 sleeping rooms; 
adults $6.00 to $10.00, children $5.00 ; extensive grounds ; large piazzas ; plenty 
of poultry, fresh milk, fruit and vegetables ; good fishing and boating on 
near-by lakes ; gunning in season; churches near. Refers to C. G. Teed, 
Somer's Centre, N. Y., and Mr. Turk, 229 Broadway, New York. 

J. H. Teed — Farm House. 5 minutes' walk from station; accommodate 12 ; 6 
sleeping rooms ; adults $7.00 to $8.00, children $4.00, transient $1.50 ; discount 
for season; high ground; good water; plenty of shade; good fruit ; fishing 
and gunning in season ; churches of all denominations near. Refers to 
Henry W. Jameson, 47 West i32d Street, New York. 

LAKE MAHOPAC, N. Y. 
Fifty -one miles. 4 trains each way ; on Sundays 2 trains from New 
York, 3 to New York. Time by express train, one hour and thirty min- 
utes. Regular fare, $1.10; excursion, $2.00; "fifteen trip tickets, 
$12.75. 

Emerson Clark — Thompson's Hotel. % mile; transportation, by stage, 25 
cents; accommodate 350 to 400; 200 rooms ; adults $15.00 to $20.00, transient 
$3.50; discount for season; pleasantly situated, about 800 feet above the level 
of the Hudson River; it has 400 feet of broad piazzas running around the 
building, a large ball room, a billiard room, a bowling alley, and music every 
evening during the season ; good fishing for bass, pickerel, perch, etc.; fish- 
ing tackle and boats provided ; good gunning— woodcock, quail, partridge, 
etc.; good livery; Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian churches in vicinity. 



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Joseph G.Cole — Cole House. 1 mile ; transportation's cents; accommodate 
85; 48 rooms ; adults $10.00 to $15.00, children half price, transient §2.50 ; dis- 
count for season ; pleasantly located, with splendid drives through a beauti- 
ful lake country having an elevation of 800 feet ; no malaria ; no mosquitoes ; 
good table and acceptable attendance; fishing; boats $1. 00 to $1.50 per day ; 
livery ; churches of all denominations in vicinity. References on application. 

A. H. Dean — "Dean House" and Cottages. miles; transportation, by 

stage, 25 cents ; accommodate 175 ; 105 sleeping rooms ; adults $15.00 to 
$20.00, children $7.00 to $10.00, transient $3.50 per day ; discount for season ; 
house situated on westerly shore of Lake Mahopac, fronting on sloping 
lawn ; 900 feet above tide water ; beautiful scenery ; large shade trees ; cro- 
quet, hammocks, tennis, billiards, bowling, bathing and boating ; good gun- 
ning and fishing; boats, $1.00 per day; pure milk and cream; fresh eggs, 
butter and vegetables from hotel farm. References on application. 

George H. Anderson — Boarding- House. % mile ; accommodate 40 ; 21100ms; 
adults $8.00 to $io.co, transient $2.00 ; situated on high ground, overlooking 
lake ; thoroughly drained ; excellent water ; fruit abundant ; good livery 
accommodations ; churches near. References on application. 

A. L. Rorke — Baldwin House. 1 mile; transportation, by stage, 25 cents; 
accommodate 50 ; 23 rooms ; adults $8.00 to $12.00, transient $2.00; discount to 
season guests ; good fishing and gunning ; fine driving through very pict- 
uresque country ; Methodist and Episcopal churches. Refers to former 
patrons. 

J. C. Viault — Viault Cottage. mile ; stage transportation, 25 cents; accom- 
modate 36 ; adults $10.00 to $15.00, transient $3.00; discount for season ; good 
livery ; one of the finest situations on the lake ; plans and location of rooms 
furnished on application ; churches of all denominations convenient. Refer- 
ences exchanged. 

Edward Ransom — V£ mile ; free picnic grove ; accommodate 500 people ; build- 
ing accommodates 250 ; 4 bowling alleys ; 1 billiard and 1 pool table ; 
refreshments and temperance drinks ; steam launch from adjoining dock to 
all points of interest on the lake. 

Otto A. Gumpert — Putnam House. Opposite station; accommodate 301040; 
18 sleeping rooms ; adults $9.00, children $5.00, transient $2.00 ; discount for 
season; fine trout and pickerel fishing; boats, $1.00 to $1.50 per day ; good 
gunning; good livery ; churches of all denominations in vicinity. 

J. W. Carpenter — Boarding House. V£ mile ; transportation by stage; accom- 
modate 50 to 60 ; 32 sleeping rooms; adults $8.00 to $10.00, children accord- 
ing to age, transient $2.00; fine lawn, plenty of shade; good fishing, gun- 
ning and boating; good livery; churches of all denominations near. Refer- 
ences on application. 



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Isaac Badeau — Badeau Cottage. mile ; transfer, 25 cents ; accommodate 30-, 
18 sleeping rooms ; adults $8.00 to $10.00, children $6.00 to $8.00, transient 
$2.00; discount for season; house pleasantly situated on the lake shore; 
good fishing and gunning; excellent livery ; churches of various denomina- 
tions in village. Refers to Jas. A. Patteson, 67 Exchange Place, New York. 

purdy's, n. y. 

Forty-seven miles. 7 trains each way ; on Sundays 3 trains each 
way. Time by express train, one hour and thirty minutes. Regular 
fare, $1.13 ; excursion, $1.90 ; 'fifteen trip tickets, $11.65. 

Miss Anna B. Hyatt — Farm House. P. O. address, Somers, Westchester Co., 
N. Y. 2 miles ; accommodate 20 to 25 ; 14 rooms ; adults $5.00 to $7.00, 
children on application; house pleasantly situated, on high ground ; good 
livery; Episcopal church convenient. Refers to C. A. Haynes, 215 West 
54th Street, New York. 

E. Reynolds— Hotel. 200 feet from railroad station; 15 rooms; accommodate 
15; adults $6.00 to $10.00, children at reduced rates, transient $1.75; good 
boating and gunning ; fishing in Lakes Waccabuc and Peach ; good bathing 
in river 500 feet distant ; table supplied with best products of the country. 

Mrs. Mary J. Lobdell— Farm House. Address, Salem Centre, Westchester 
County. miles; take children (boys or girls) exclusively to board and 
educate, $4.00 per week, or $16.00 monthly, seven to eighteen years ; Episco- 
pal church in vicinity. Refers to Dr. E. B. Foote, 120 Lexington Avenue; 
J. J. Ennis, 128 West 29th Street; J. S. Huyler, 231 Lenox Avenue, New 
York, and Mrs. C. N. Kempton, 525^ Quincy Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

John Smith, Jr. — Farm House. P. O. address, North Salem. 6 miles; trans- 
portation, by stage, 50 cents; accommodate 10; adults $6.00, children $4.00; 
beautifully situated, 1800 feet above tide water, commanding an unbroken 
view from Long Island Sound to the Catskill Mountains ; fishing, gunning, 
livery, all the best. References on application. 

Mrs. J. P. Bailey — Boarding House. P. O. address, North Salem, N. Y. 

miles ; transportation, 50 cents ; 40 rooms ; adults $6.00 to $8.00, children 
according to age ; discount for season ; fishing and gunning good ; excellent 
livery ; house pleasant, and in very fine situation ; good shade ; fine drives 
and scenery ; good table ; churches 2 minutes' walk — Methodist and Con- 
gregational. Refers to W. H. Gardner, Purdy's, N. Y. 

Mrs. Mary Palmer — Private House. P. O. address, Purdy's, N. Y. 10 minutes' 
walk from station ; 7 sleeping rooms ; adults $7.00, children half price ; good 
livery; Methodist church near. Refers to H. H. & T. W. Fowler, and Will 
Gardner, Agent, Purdy's Station. 



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CROTON FALLS, N. Y. 
Forty-eight miles. 7 trains each way ; on Sundays 3 trains each 
way. Time by express train, one hour and thirty-five minutes. Regular 
fare, $1.15 ; excursion, $2.00 ; *fifteen trip tickets, $12.00. 

Joseph O. Carpenter — Carpenter House. Opposite station; accommodate 20 ; 
adults $7.00 to $10. od, children $3.00 ; discount for season ; livery connected 
with house ; vicinity abounds with beautiful drives, splendid roads ; fishing 
and gunning ; situated near Presbyterian and Baptist churches. Refers to 
Ellinger & Rennert, New York, and H. H. & T. W. Fowler, Purdy's Station. 

BREWSTERS, N. Y. 
Fifty-two miles. 7 trains each way ; on Sundays 3 trains each way. 
Time by fast express train, one hour and twenty-five minutes. Regular 
fare, $1.25 ; excursion, $2.15 ; *fifteen trip tickets, $13.15. Connects 
with New York & New England Railroad. 

Mrs. Clark S.Penny — Turk Hill House. % mile ; accommodate 20 ; 9 rooms ; 
adults $7.00 to $3.oo, children half price ; transportation, 50 cents ; pleasantly 
located amidst beautiful scenery, and overlooking a lovely valley as far as 
Lake Mahopac, 8 miles distant ; fine bass, perch and trout fishing in Peach 
Lake; good gunning — woodcock, quail and partridge; first-class livery; 
churches of all denominations in vicinity. Refers to Mr. B. Holmes, 168 
Taylor Street, Brooklyn, and Mr. F. G. Smedley, 237 Broadway, room 39, 
New York. 

John S. Reed— Croton River House. t% miles; transportation, 50 cents; 
accommodate 40 ; 25 rooms, entirely remodeled and refurnished since last sea- 
son ; adults $7.00 to $10.00, children $3.00 to $5.00, transient $2.00; a very fine 
country hotel ; large lawn in front ; beautiful scenery surrounding ; fishing 
in Peach, Howes, Haines and other lakes ; good gunning — woodcock, quail, 
etc.; livery accommodations the best; five churches near. Refers to A. F. 
Lobdell, Postmaster, and F. Wells, Cashier of Bank. 

Egbert C. Howes— Private Boarding House. P.O. address, Box 218, Brewsters, 
N. Y. 3 minutes' walk from station ; accommodate 6 ; 6 rooms ; adults $8.00 
to $10.00, children half; good fishing in Lakes Croton, Peach and others ; 
good livery; board first-class; fresh farm products, etc.; good roads and 
pleasant drives in vicinity; churches near. Refers to M. H. Hoyt, Post- 
master. 

S. T. McMahon — Brewster House. 100 yards from station; 60 rooms; accom- 
modate 100; adults $10.00, transient $2.00 ; good fishing and gunning; game 
of all kinds ; first-class livery in connection with the house ; churches near. 



* Fifteen trip tickets are limited to one month from date of purchase, and 
£fe available for passage of holder and those accompanying him or her. 

Note — For daily commutation rates see page 51. 



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Newman Briggs — Briggs House. P. O. address, North Salem, N. Y. 5 miles 
from Brewsters Station ; transfer, 50 cents ; accommodate 10 ; adults $7.00, 
children under ten half price, transient $1.25 ; good fishing ; excellent 
livery ; house beautifully situated in a natural grove near a lake ; Methodist, 
Presbyterian, Episcopal and Universalist churches within 2 miles. Refers to 
Jas. G. Cooper, Tribune Building, New York. 

dykeman's, n. y. 

Fifty-five miles. 4 trains each way ; on Sundays 3 trains from New 
York, 2 to New York. Time, about two hours. Regular fare, $1.33 ; 
excursion, $2.30 ; *fifteen trip tickets, $13.90. 

towner's, n. y. 

Fifty-eight miles. 5 trains from New York, 6 to New York ; on 
Sundays 3 trains each way. Time by express trains, two hours. Regu- 
lar fare, $1.40 ; excursion, $2.45 ; *fifteen trip tickets, $15.40. 

PATTERSON, N. Y. 
Sixty miles. 6 trains each way ; on Sundays 3 trains each way. 
Time by express trains, about two hours. Regular fare, $1.48; excur- 
sion, $2.55 ; *fifteen trip tickets, $15.75. 

G. W. Boice — Hotel. Short distance from station; accommodate 12 to 15; 10 
rooms ; adults $8.00 to $12.00, children half price, transient $2.00 per day ; 
good gunning and fishing ; good livery ; near Presbyterian and Episcopal 
churches. Refers to Geo. A. Russell, 321 East 82d Street, and G. M. Van 
Olinda, 15 Harrison Street, New York. 

Ward Bronson — American House. 3 minutes' walk from station ; accommo- 
date 20 ; 20 sleeping rooms ; adults $7.00 to $10.00, children $2.00 ; house very 
pleasantly located ; beautiful lawn and shade trees ; large piazza ; near Miz- 
zentop Hotel, Pawling; charming walks and drives in vicinity; superior 
livery accommodations ; Episcopal, Presbyterian and Baptist churches near. 

PAWLING, N. Y. 
Sixty-four miles. 7 trains each way ; on Sundays 3 trains each way. 
Time by fast express train, one hour and forty minutes. Special express 
trains leaving New York at 3 40 p.m., and leaving Pawling at 7.30 a.m., 
will run from June 1st to October 1st. Regular fare, $1.55 ; excursion, 
$2.65 ; * fifteen trip tickets, $16.50. 



* Fifteen trip tickets are limited to one month from date of purchase, and 
are available for passage of holder and those accompanying him or her. 

Note — For daily commutation rates see page 51. 



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A. Cleveland — Dutcher House. 3 minutes' walk from station; accommodate 
250; 150 rooms ; rate per day $3.00; special rates for season; an elegant 
house, handsomely furnished ; gas and steam ; fountain and music stand ; 
opera house for entertainments, dancing, etc.; fine scenery; delightful 
drives and walks ; cuisine and service unsurpassed ; billiard room, barber 
shop, baths and all modern improvements ; good trout, bass, pickerel and 
perch fishing ; gunning in season ; good livery ; churches of all denomina- 
tions convenient. Refers to J. B. Dutcher and H. J. Hayden, Grand Central 
Station, New York ; A. P. Dix, 822 Madison Avenue ; William B. Wheeler, 80 
Broadway; C. S. Webb, Murray Hill Hotel; Hon. Gunning S. Bedford, 66 
Fifth Avenue ; C. H. Holder, care Tiffany & Co.; H. Lewis Morris, 16 Ex- 
change Place, and Joseph Thompson, 256 West 52d Street, New York. 

Howe & Gilman — Mizzentop Hotel. 3 miles; accommodate 225; 140 rooms; 
special terms for children and nurses, transient $3.50 ; discount to season 
guests ; transportation, 50 cents ; 1203 feet above sea level ; healthful loca- 
tion, with beautiful drives, showing the varied scenery of three different 
States ; good black bass, pike, perch and trout fishing in Lakes Hammersley 
and Green Mountain ; gunning — woodcock, quail and partridge ; good 
livery; churches in vicinity. Refers to D. Willis James, New York; W. T. 
Hatch, Brooklyn; J. J. Toffey, State Treasurer, New Jersey; J. B. Dutcher, 
New York. Apply to W. B. Wheeler, No. 80 Broadway, New York. Cot- 
tages and lodging places convenient. 

George T. Chapman — Swiss Cottage. Near station ; accommodate 6 ; 3 sleeping 
rooms; adults $10.00, children $5.00; private dwelling situated in the 
suburbs of the village, on direct road to Harlem Valley Agricultural Fair 
Grounds; 10 minutes' walk to Green Mountain Lake; trout, bass and 
pickerel fishing ; partridge and quail shooting ; good livery. Refers to 
Edgar Pugsley, Station Agent. 

F. M. Robinson — Farm House. 1 mile ; accommodate 6 ; 7 sleeping rooms ; adults 
$7.00 ; no children ; fine location ; high elevation ; no mosquitoes ; pure air ; 
fruit of all kinds in abundance ; plenty of good, pure milk, eggs and 
poultry; trout, bass and pickerel fishing; good gunning; churches near. 
Refers to National Bank, Pawling, N. Y. 

William B. Ross — Boarding House. Near station ; accommodate 6 to 8 ; 5 sleep- 
ing rooms ; adults §10.00 to $14.00 ; large shade trees ; plenty of fruit ; accom- 
modations for horses; good fishing; boats at reasonable rates; good gun- 
ning ; good livery ; churches of various denominations near. Refers to John 
B. Dutcher, Pawling, N. Y. 



Fifteen trip tickets are limited to one month from date of purchase, and 
are available for passage of holder and those accompanying him or her. 

Note. — For daily commutation rates see page 51. 



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Mary Jane Woodin — Farm House. \ l / 2 miles; accommodate 10 ; n sleeping 
rooms; adults $5.00 to $7.00, children under ten half, transient $1.00 ; large, 
airy rooms ; plenty of shade ; good fishing and gunning ; first-class livery ; 
Baptist, Methodist and Catholic churches near. Refers to W. P. Chipman, 
Pastor Baptist Church, Pawling, N. Y. 

F. Chapman — Private House. 5 minutes' walk from station ; accommodate 8 ; 

4 sleeping rooms ; adults $8.00 to $10.00; no children ; quiet, cool and pleas- 
ant; good fishing; good livery; Methodist and Baptist churches near. 
Refers to Geo. W. Chase, Cashier Pawling National Bank. 

Mrs. Laura Frost — Farm House. 5 miles; accommodate 18 ; 6 rooms ; adults 
$10.00 to $13.00, children $6.00; discount to season guests; nice lawns; 
croquet grounds ; shade trees, well supplied with hammocks ; high eleva- 
tion ; good fishing and gunning; good livery; Congregational, Methodist 
and Quaker churches 3 to 4 miles. Refers to Mrs. Emma G. Cass and Mr. 
William H. Taber. 

Chapman Seminary — 100 rods ; accommodate 25; 15 rooms; terms reasonable; 
high elevation ; invigorating air ; pure water ; fine lawn ; good table ; trout, 
bass and pickerel fishing ; good livery ; Baptist and Methodist churches 
near. References exchanged. 

Richard T. Osborn — Farm House. 4 miles; accommodate 10 ; rates given upon 
application ; very finely situated, in the midst of beautiful scenery ; a very 
healthful spot ; good fishing in Lake Hammersley ; can accommodate two or 
three horses ; Friends' Meeting House at hand ; 2 miles from Mizzentop 
Hotel. Address, Quaker Hill, Dutchess County, N. Y. 

G. S. Norton — Private House. 50 rods from station ; accommodate 10 to 
12; 11 sleeping rooms ; adults $12.00 to $15.00, children $8.00 to $10.00, tran- 
sient $2.00; discount for season; excellent fishing and gunning in vicinity ; 
good livery ; good water ; nice lawn ; plenty of fruit, etc.; near Methodist, 
Baptist and Catholic churches. Refers to Rev. Mr. Hunt and E. Pugsley, 
Pawling. 

Ira W. Hoag — Farm House. 4I4 miles from station. Particulars on applica- 
tion. Refers to Dr. W. E. Hoag, 8 East 43d Street, New York. 

E. L. Post — Farm House. 4^ miles ; accommodate 12 to 15 ; 7 sleeping rooms ; 
healthy location; elevation 1200 feet; no mosquitoes; fine, shady lawn, 
pleasant drives ; good livery ; can accommodate two or three horses ; good 
lishing in Hammersley's Lake ; churches 2 to 4 miles distant. Terms and 
references on application. 



Fifteen trip tickets are limited to one month from date of purchase, and 
are available for passage of holder and those accompanying him or her. 

Note — For daily commutation rates see page 51. 



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SOUTH DOVER, N. Y. 
Sixty -nine miles. 4 trains each way ; on Sundays 2 trains from New 
York, 3 to New York. Time by express train, two hours and six minuter 
Regular fare, $1.70 ; excursion. S2.85. 

Mrs. Wm. R. Trowbridge — Farm House. P. O. address, Wing's Station, N. Y. 
Conveyance free; accommodate 10; 6 rooms; adults $8.00, children $4.50; 
discount for season; good fishing; house stands on elevated ground; no 
malaria ; very shady ; plenty of milk and vegetables ; i^o miles from 
churches. Refers to Mrs. J. F. Graham, 747 Lexington Avenue, New York. 

J. M. Wilcox — Overlook Farm House. 3 miles from station ; season guests 
transferred free ; accommodate 8 ; 4 sleeping rooms ; adults $6.00, transient 
$1.00; house is situated upon a hill overlooking the surrounding country ; 
charming landscape ; good fishing in Lake Ellis and river — bass, white fish, 
etc.; also gunning in season; Baptist and Methodist churches within 2^3 
miles. Refers to T. Buckingham, Agent, at South Dover. 

Mrs. M. A. Griffin — Farm House. P. O. address, Wing's Station, N. Y. 2% 
miles from railroad station ; transfer free ; private conveyance ; accommo- 
date 12; 8 sleeping rooms ; adults $7.00 to $10.00, reduced rates for young 
children ; good pickerel, bass and trout fishing in Lake Hammersley, Ham- 
mersley's Creek and Webotuck River ; house situated in healthful locality ; 
beautiful scenery ; 2 miles from Methodist and Baptist churches. Refers to 
T. Buckingham, Ticket Agent, South Dover. 

John Giddings — Webotuck House. P. O. address, Webotuck, N. Y. 1^ 
miles from station; accommodate 15 to 20; 15 sleeping rooms; elevation 
1200 feet ; excellent trout and bass fishing; good gunning in season ; first- 
class livery ; churches near. Refers to Mrs. S. C. Bedell, 1962 Seventh 
Avenue, New York. Terms on application. 

G. C. Giddings — Farm House. P. O. address, Gaylordsville, Litchfield County, 
Conn. 4 miles ; transportation free ; accommodate 12 ; 6 sleeping rooms ; 
adults $7.00, children half, transient $1.00; large veranda; shady yards; 
trout, bass and pickerel fishing near ; gunning in season ; Methodist, Bap- 
tist and Congregational churches within 3 miles. 

DOVER PLAINS, N. Y. 
Seventy-six miles. 5 trains each way ; on Sundays 2 trains from 
New York, 3 to New York. Time by fast express, two hours and twenty 
minutes. Regular fare, Si. 85 ; excursion, $3.10. 

J. B. Senk — Pleasant View House. 2% miles; accommodate 75; 27 rooms; 
bath-rooms in house ; adults $6.00, children $3.00 ; discount to season guests ; 
elevation 1000 feet ; charming scenery ; croquet, lawn tennis and base-ball 
grounds; good roads for driving and walking; good fishing and gunning ; 
good livery; Baptist, Methodist and Catholic churches within 3 miles. 
References on application. 



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E. Prince — Dover Plains Hotel. 50 feet from station ; adults $7.00, transient 
$2.00; fine trout fishing; gunning in season; good livery; Baptist, Meth- 
odist and Catholic churches near. 

Mrs. E. Davis— Farm House. P. O. address, Little Rest, N. Y. 4V3 miles ; 
transportation free: accommodate 10 to 12; 8 sleeping rooms; adults $8.00, 
children $5.00 ; large house ; cool, airy rooms ; wide piazza ; nice shade 
trees; quiet place; fine drives ; trout, bass and pickerel fishing ; good gun- 
ning in season ; churches near. Refers to I. Griggs, 1164 Third Avenue, 
New York. 

Julia Anna Butler — Farm House. P. O. address, Chestnut Ridge, Dutchess 
Co., N. Y. 3>£ miles ; accommodate 14 ; 6 sleeping rooms ; adults $6.00, chil- 
dren naif price ; located on an elevation of from 1000 to 1200 feet above the 
level of the sea; free from malaria; pleasant walks; mountain scenery; 
pure spring water; fresh milk, eggs, etc.; nice lawn ; croquet ; good fishing 
and gunning; Methodist, Baptist and Catholic churches near. References 
on application. 

P. Quinlan — Farm House. 3 miles ; transportation free ; accommodate 25 ; 12 
sleeping rooms ; adults $5. 00, children $4.00 to $6.00 ; discount for season ; 
elevation 400 feet ; fishing and gunning ; pleasant drives ; churches near. 

Mrs. Louisa K. Belding — Farm House. 1 mile; accommodate 30; 20 rooms; 
adults $7.00 to $10.00 ; discount to season guests ; transportation free ; large, 
shady lawn and croquet grounds ; pure spring water ; plenty of fruit in 
season ; good roads for walking and driving ; accommodations for horses 
and carriages; good fishing and gunning; Baptist, Methodist and Catholic 
churches in the village. Refers to F. O. Pierce, 169 and 170 Fulton Street, 
New York; Alexander Lewis, 87 Pierpont Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Mrs. George Hufert — Farm House. % mile ; transfer free ; accommodate 10 ; 
8 sleeping rooms ; adults $3. 00 to $10.00, children half , transient $1.50; dis- 
count for season; plenty of shade; good lawn ; fishing and gunning; good 
livery at reasonable rates ; churches of various denominations near. Refers 
to Mrs. Jno. Elderkin, 150 West 83d Street, New York. 

Wm. P. Rundall — Farm House. 2 miles; transfer in private conveyance free ; 
accommodate 4 or 5 ; terms on application ; this is an attractive modern 
house, well shaded; lawn for tennis, archery, etc.; running spring water; 
bath-rooms; fine trout fishing in numerous mountain streams; good 
gunning; accommodations for horses and carriages ; Baptist, Methodist and 
Presbyterian churches in vicinity. 

WASSAIC, N. Y. 



Eighty-one miles. 4 trains each way ; on Sundays 2 trains from 
New York, 3 to New York. Time by fast express train, two hours 
and thirty minutes. Regular fare, $1.98; excursion, $3.25. 



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Isaac Sisson — Farm House. P. O. address, Lithgow, Dutchess Co., N. Y. 3 
miles ; adults $6.00 ; finest trout fishing in the country ; good gunning — wood- 
cock, partridge, etc. ; house is finely situated on high ground, with fine 
view of Catskills; roads and drives unsurpassed; churches in vicinity. 
Refers to Hon. John H. Ketchum. 

G. H. Gazely — Wassaic House. ^ mile ; transportation free ; accommodate 30 ; 
25 rooms ; adults $5.00 to fS.oo, children $3.00 to $5.00, transient $2.00 ; discount 
for season ; bass and pickerel fishing ; gunning for all game ; house is situ- 
ated in a mountainous region ; plenty of shade ; beautiful scenery and 
drives ; lovely park surrounding house ; first-class livery ; churches of all 
denominations within 3 miles. 

A. E. Hall — Farm House. iJ4 miles; transfer free; accommodate 4 to 6 ; 4 
sleeping rooms ; adults $7.00, children half ; house well shaded ; broad 
piazza; running spring water; good livery; Presbyterian, Baptist, and 
Catholic churches in vicinity. References on application. 

AMENIA, N. Y. 

Eighty-four miles. 5 trains each way. On Mondays, June 1st to 
October 1st, an additonal express train will be run, arriving in New 
York 9.05 a.m. ; on Sundays 2 trains from New York, 3 to New York. 
Time by fast express train, two hours thirty-six minutes. Regular fare, 
$2.05 ; excursion, $3.45. 

Peter Pratt — Pratt House. \& mile ; transportation free ; accommodate 30 ; 
22 rooms ; adults $7.00 to $10.00, children $4.00 to $7.00, transient $2.00; dis- 
count for season by agreement ; large house ; rooms large and high ; well 
ventilated ; drainage perfect ; spring water brought from the mountains 
specially for this house ; grounds extensive and well shaded ; a fine grove on 
premises; billiard room and livery stable in connection ; 1 minute's walk from 
Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist and Catholic churches. Refers to Dr. 
W. B. Hurd, 32 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y., and John R. Collins, 
Grand Central Station, New York. 

W. J. Clanny — " Valley View " Farm House. 4 miles ; transfer free ; 10 rooms ; 
accommodate 18 to 20 ; large, shady lawn ; croquet and tennis grounds ; pure 
spring water; pleasant walks and drives; house overlooking beautiful 
valley ; magnificent scenery. Refers to Mrs. Clanny, 297 State Street, 
Brooklyn, where photograph of house can be seen, and Miss Farley, no W. 
74th Street, New York. 

Mrs. E. E. Northrup— Farm House. P. O. address, Leedsville, Dutchess 
County, N. Y. 3 miles ; meet guests at depot ; no charge for transfer ; accom- 
modate 10 ; 5 double rooms ; adults $8.00 to $10.00, children half ; good fishing 
in lakes in vicinity ; quail, partridge, etc., in season ; churches of all denom- 
inations within short distances. Refers to Dr. E. W. Avery, 16 Hancock 
Street, Brooklyn, and Joel Benton, 13 Laight Street, New York. 



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Mrs. Mary A. Mead — For sale or to rent. Gentleman's residence, ij^ miles; 
on elevated ground ; commodious house of 12 rooms with numerous closets 
and pantries; broad hall opening into vestibule at rear, and large piazza in 
front, commanding fine view of surrounding country ; two-story barn, 30 x 40 
feet; large carriage house and stables for six horses; good hennery; large 
garden ; apple orchard ; variety of small fruits ; three cisterns ; excellent wel 
near kitchen; furniture rented with house; would prefer to sell; terms to 
suit. Refers to J. R. Collins, Grand Central Depot. 

W.C.Camp — Private House. y 2 mile ; transportation free ; accommodate 6 ; 4 
sleeping rooms, with closets; adults $6.00 to $8.00, children $5.00; trout, 
bass and pickerel fishing : good gunning; good livery ; Methodist, Baptist, 
and Presbyterian churches within 3 minutes' walk. 

Mrs. E. S. Moorehouse — Farm House. 3 miles; transportation by stage or 
private conveyance ; 5 rooms ; fishing, gunning and boating ; good livery ; 
churches of various denominations near. Refers to Mr. John Mooney, 353 
West 27th Street, New York. Will rent for season ; particulars on appli- 
cation. 

Mrs. H. Mygatt— Farm House. iJ4 miles; transportation free; accommo- 
date 10 to 12 ; 6 sleeping rooms ; large, commodious old-fashioned farm 
house ; plenty of shade ; beautiful scenery ; perfect quiet and rest ; first- 
class board ; very good livery ; fine drives ; Baptist, Presbyterian, Methodist 
and Catholic churches 1 mile distant. References and terms on application. 

George G. Smith — Farm House. 3^ miles ; transportation free ; accommodate 
10; 5 sleeping rooms; adults $5.00, children $2.50, transient $1.00; discount 
for season ; large verandas ; good fishing and gunning ; good livery ; 
churches of various denominations near. Refers to A. M. Card, 93 Nassau 
Street, New York. 

Mrs. J. R. Dakin — Private Residence. 40 rods; accommodate 5 or over; 5 large 
sleeping rooms ; adults $7.00, children under ten half price, transient $1.00 ; 
good fishing within short distance — trout in streams, bass and pickerel in 
lakes ; house very pleasantly situated ; healthful locality ; Baptist, Metho- 
dist, Presbyterian and Catholic churches within half a mile. 

M. A. Barton — Amenia House. Opposite station ; adults $8. 00 to $12.00, chil- 
dren on application, transient $2.00; large, airy rooms; finely shaded lawns; 
good table ; churches of various denominations convenient. Refers to 
Judge Reynolds, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Hon. Homer A. Nelson; Hon. A. M. 
Card; D. S. Hammond, Murray Hill Hotel, and H. H. Brockway, Ashland 
House, New York. 

M. B. Benton — " The Maples." To rent furnished, $400 for season. A tasteful 

> cottage with several acres of land; 2^ miles from station; daily stage; 
cottage has 12 rooms; verandas, balcony and 5 open fire-places ; beautifully 
situated on ban'c of Webotuck River; broad lawn, with large trees and 
drive ; a few rods from post-office ; daily mail. Refers to G. L. Smith, 
"The Ariston," Broadway and 55th Street, New York. 



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SHARON STATION, N. Y. 

Eighty-seven miles. 5 trains each way ; on Sundays 2 trains from 
New York, 3 to New York. Time by fast express train, two hours 
and forty-three minutes. Regular fare, $2.13 ; excursion, $3.55. 

Solomon Kirby — Sharon Inn. 3 miles from Sharon station; accommodate 70; 
50 rooms ; adults $10.00 to $15.00, children on application ; stage to and from 
all trains, 50 cents ; house newly repaired and refurnished ; well shaded lawn; 
pleasant walks and drives ; high ground and healthy ; charming scenery ; 
bass, pickerel and trout fishing in Mudge, Indian and Beardsley Lakes ; good 
gunning — woodcock, partridge, quail, rabbit, etc.; good livery; churches of 
all denominations in vicinity. Best of references furnished and required. 
One cottage in connection, and many others close by. 

N. C. Wilson — Private Residence. Address, Sharon, Conn. 3 miles ; transpor- 
tation by stage ; terms on application ; numerous lakes and abundance of 
woods furnish the sportsman's desire, while the surrounding country abounds 
with the most picturesque drives and walks ; good livery ; churches near. 
Best of references. 

Miss Laura Loucks— Boarding House. 3V2 miles; stage transportation, 50 
cents; accommodate 10 ; 9 rooms; terms $8.00 to $10.00 ; discount to season 
guests; one of the most pleasant situations obtainable — high ground, com- 
fortable house; good table; convenient for fishing, gunning, boating and 
riding; Congregational, Methodist, Episcopal and Catholic churches near. 

Sharon Valley, Conn. 

Mrs. F. B. Hamlin — Farm House. 3^ miles from Sharon station; accom- 
modate 10 ; 8 rooms ; terms on application ; ample shade and grounds ; 
healthful location ; fruit in abundance ; good table ; bass and pickerel fishing 
in Silver Lake; good gunning — woodcock, snipe and partridge; livery; 
Methodist, Episcopal and Catholic churches in vicinity. 

Mrs. Laura B. Hamlin — Silver Lake House. P. O. address, Sharon Valley, 
Conn. 4 miles ; transportation free ; accommodate 18 ; 9 sleeping rooms ; 
adults $6.00, children $4.00, transient $1.25 ; house situated on high elevation; 
shady, pleasant grounds ; large piazza ; bass and pickerel fishing ; gunning 
in season ; good livery ; churches of various denominations near. Refer- 
ences on application. 

S. A. Skiff — Boarding House. P. O. address, Sharon, Conn. 2^2 miles from 
Sharon station ; reasonable charge for transfer ; accommodate 15 ; 7 sleeping 
rooms ; terms on application ; good bass and pickerel fishing ; three lakes 
within 3 miles ; excellent livery ; pleasant, shady grounds ; four churches 
within 10 minutes' walk. Will rent house for season, with good barn accom- 
modations. 



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Geo. M. Marckres— P. O. address, Sharon, Conn. A beautiful modern cottage 
on Main Street to rent for season ; large, cool rooms, bath-room, hot and 
cold water, fire-place, etc. ; good garden and a variety of fruit. Address for 
photographs and terms. 

coleman's, n. y. 

Eighty -eight miles. 4 trains from New York, 3 to New York ; on 
Sundays 2 trains from New York, 3 to New York. Time by fast express 
train, two hours and forty five minutes. Regular fare, $2.18; excur- 
sion, $3.60. 

MILLERTON, N. Y. 

Ninety -two miles. 5 trains each way ; on Sundays 2 trains from 
New York, 3 to New York. Time by fast express, two hours and fifty- 
five minutes. Regular fare, $2.28 ; excursion, $3.75. Connects with 
Central New England & Western and Newburgh, Dutchess & Connecticut 
Railroads. 

W. B. Grey — Private House. 80 rods from station; accommodates; adults 
$7.00, children at reduced rates; special rates for season; Rudd, Indian, 
Long and Round Ponds furnish good fishing ; good gunning ; livery accom- 
modations good ; Baptist, Presbyterian, Methodist and Catholic churches 
within 5 minutes' walk. Refers to N. Best and Webster Deacon, Millerton. 

O. Wakeman — Farm House, large and commodious. l /& mile; 3 large 100ms 
well fitted and furnished for boarders ; will accommodate a small family ; 
terms on application ; a delightful situation ; good water ; an abundance of 
pure milk, vegetables and poultry from the farm ; best of gunning and fish- 
ing ; livery accommodations very good ; churches within Y» mile. Refers to 
J. R. Collins, Grand Central Station, New York. 

Mrs. N.J. Wright — Farm House, ij^ miles ; 20 minutes' drive from station; 
accommodate family of 6 to 8 ; no other boarders taken ; terms on applica- 
tion ; large, pleasant rooms ; house situated on pretty lake of 100 acres ; 
boats, good fishing and gunning; abundance of fruit, fresh vegetables, 
milk and eggs from farm; churches of various denominations in vicinity. 
Refers to Rev. H. M. Wolf, Millerton, N. Y. 



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Hotels, Boarding Houses and Farm Houses taking Summer 
Boarders on the line of the Central New England & 
Western Railroad, connecting with the Har- 
lem Railroad at Millerton, INT. Y\ 



Lakeville, Conn. 6 Miles from Millerton, N. Y. 

Wm. Keating — Lakeville House. 10 rods from station ; accommodate 25 ; 
adults $ 10.00, children $5.00 ; good fishing and gunning ; good livery ; 
churches near. 

H. C. Winigar — Wononsco House. 10 rods from station; accommodate 50; 
adults $10.00 and $15.00 ; boats and fishing ; good gunning ; churches near. 

H. J. Bissell — Farm House. mile ; transportation free ; accommodate 10 ; 
adults $10.00 and $15.00 ; good fishing and gunning ; good livery ; churches. 

Mrs. C. B. Dakin — Farm House. % mile ; transportation free; accommodate 
10; adults $10.00; good fishing and gunning; churches near. 

Orville G. Bradley — Farm House. 1 mile ; accommodate 6 or more ; 6 sleep- 
ing rooms ; adults $7.00 ; good fishing and gunning ; Methodist and Catholic 
churches. 

Salisbury, Conn. 8 Miles from Millerton, N. Y. 

Cornelius Flood— Farm House. y% mile; accommodate 12; 6 rooms; adults 
$8.00, children $3.00 ; good fishing in Twin Lakes and trout streams; good 
gunning; good livery; churches. Refers to Geo. H. Clark. 

Canaan, Conn. 15 Miles from Millerton, N. Y. 

E. W.Warner — Warner House. 150 feel from station; transportation free; 
accommodate 100 ; 100 rooms; adults $6.00, children $3.00; fishing in Twin 
Lakes; first-class livery; churches. Refers to Peck, Stowe & Wilcox, 27 
Chambers Street, New York. 

Robert Van Deusen — Summer Boarding House. % mile ; accommodate 15 ; 8 
rooms ; adults $7.00, children under twelve years $4.00 ; good fishing in Twin 
Lakes; good gunning; fine livery ; house stands on an elevation ; large elm 
trees arge lawn and plenty of shade ; pleasant drives ; churches. Refers 
to Postmaster, Canaan, Conn. 

O. P. Root — Private House. \i> mile ; accommodate 10 ; adults $7.00, children 
$5.00; good fishing in Twin Lakes ; churches. Refers to J, B. Hardenburgh. 



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Jackson Corners, N. Y. 21 Miles from Millerton, N. Y. 

W. M. Decker— Farm House. P. O. address, Lafayetteville, Dutchess Co., 
N. Y. 2^2 miles ; transfer by private conveyance, free ; accommodate 20 ; 
10 sleeping rooms ; adults $5.00, children according to age, transient $1.00 ; 
discount for season ; good fishing and gunning ; milk, fruit and vegetables 
from farm. 

F. J. Miller — Farm House. 1 mile; transportation free; accommodate 50; 
rates on application ; good fishing in Spring and Finger Lakes ; good gun- 
ning; livery accommodations ; house is situated in a grove of maples, in a 
picturesque and hilly country ; always cool ; no mosquitoes ; good roads 
and pleasant walks ; an abundance of fresh milk, poultry and vegetables ; 
churches. Refers to Cole Brothers, Merchants. 

Norfolk, Conn. 22 Miles from Millerton, N. Y. 

W. S. Baker — Hotel. Yi mile ; transportation free ; accommodate 100 ; 68 
rooms; adults $10.00 to $20.00; discount for season; fishing in Doolittle 
Pond, Canaan Mountain Pond, etc.; boats 50 cents per day ; good gunning; 
good livery ; house stands on an elevation of 1300 feet ; beautiful and 
extensive views ; from surrounding heights can be seen large tracts of land 
in Connecticut, New York, Berkshire County, Mass., and Vermont; free 
from malaria; attractive drives and walks; good spring water; pleasant 
social attractions ; 40 acres of partly wooded and partly cleared land ; 
churches. Refers to Hon. Chas. Hayward, Bangor, Me.; Mr. Louis Sey- 
mour, New York; Prof. C. S. Lyman, Yale College, New Haven, and many 
others. 

E. C. Stevens — Hotel. 80 rods from station; free conveyance; accommodate 
75; 49 rooms; adults $8.00 to $12.00, children at a reduction; lake fishing ; 
boating ; good gunning in the fall ; livery ; churches near. 

Levi P. Phelps — Farm House, ij^ miles; transportation free; accommodate 
16 to 20; 8 large rooms; adults $3.oo to $12.00; discount for season ; fishing 
in Doolittle, Benedict and Toby Ponds ; house stands on a hill breezy ; 
large lawn, with croquet ground ; piazza, with fine views ; plenty of fruit ; 
churches. Refers to Dr. W. W. Welch, Hon. Robbins Battell and Mr. 
Joseph Eldridge. 

Geo. R. Bigelow — Farm House. % mile ; team free of charge ; accommodate 
16 ; 10 rooms ; adults $7.00 to $S.oo, children $4.00 to $7.00 ; discount for sea- 
son ; fishing in Bigelow, Doolittle and other ponds; good gunning; good 
livery ; house is situated on high ground ; abundance of shade ; pleasant 
views ; large rooms and yard ; churches. Refers to Hon. Robbins Battell, 
Dr. W. W. Welch and Rev. J. DePew. 

C. W. Niver — Farm House. 5 miles; transportation 50 cents ; accommodate 12 
to 18 ; 9 rooms ; adults $7.00 to $10.00, children on application ; discount for 
season; good fishing in Wangum Lake; good gunning; the house is on 



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Canaan Mountain, and is the highest, coolest, most healthful and romantic 
spot among the Litchfield and Berkshire Hills ; fine views and plenty of 
shade; near Mount Bradford, iy6o feet high, overlooking New England and 
the Catskills ; churches. 

P. E. Curtiss — Farm House, i mile ; transportation free ; 7 rooms ; adults $7.00 
to $10.00 ; fishing in Toby, Doolittle and Canaan Lakes ; churches. 

Winsted, Conn. 34 Miles from Millerton, N. Y. 

C. B. Stone — Private Boarding House. 3^ miles; accommodate 70; adults 
$7.00 and $10.00, children on application ; discount for season ; good fishing 
in Long, Round, Old Park, North Goshen and Berkley Lakes ; good gun- 
ning ; pleasant walks and drives ; house is neatly furnished ; pure spring 
water ; good table ; churches. References on application. 

L. E. Gillett — Hotel. 5 minutes' walk; transportation free ; 40 rooms ; adults 
$7.00 to §10.00, children $3.00 to $5.00 ; discount for season ; good fishing in 
Long Lake ; boating ; good gunning ; good livery ; house is pleasantly situ- 
ated, facing City Park ; two long, wide verandas; large halls and pleasant 
rooms ; fine drives and walks ; good table ; churches. Refers to H. L. 
Roberts, Secretary and Treasurer Strong Manufacturing Co., and H. A. 
Bills, Postmaster. 

MOUNT RIGA, N. Y. 

Ninety-five miles. 3 trains from New York, 2 to New York ; on 
Sundays 1 train each way. Time by fast express train, three hours and 
two minutes. Regular fare, $2.35 ; excursion, $3.85. 

Rufus P. Smith — Chestnut Hill Cottage. \% miles; accommodate 15; adults 
$6.00 to $S.oo ; children $4.00, transient $1.25; the house stands on a hillside, 
1400 feet elevation, and is within 9 miles of the famous Bash-Bish Falls of 
Mount Washington, and 12 miles from Twin Lakes; good fishing; extensive 
scenery; plenty of shade; fine drives; fresh fruits, vegetables, etc., from 
farm ; daily mails ; good livery. References on application. 

BOSTON CORNERS, N. Y. 
Ninety -nine miles. 3 trains each way ; on Sundays 1 train each 
way. Time by fast express train, three hours and eleven minutes. 
Regular fare, $2.45 ; excursion, $4.00. Connects with New York & 
Massachusetts Railway. 

Seymour Smith Institute — P. O. address, Pine Plains, N. Y. Near station ; 
transportation, 10 cents ; accommodate 10 to 30 ; 20 rooms ; adults $7.00, 
children half; pickerel, perch and trout fishing in Stissing Lake; house 
furnished with bath-tubs ; several lakes in vicinity ; fine views from piazza ; 
churches near. Refers to Rev. H. N. Cobb, D.D., 26 Reade Street, New 
York, and Rev. J. B. Drury, D.D., Editor Christian Intelligence*. 
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Charles J. Smith — Mount Airy Cottage. mile ; transportation free ; accom- 
modate 10 to 12; adults $5.oo; good fishing in Copake Lake and Rudd 
Pond ; house stands on high ground ; plenty of shade ; scenery unsur- 
passed ; plenty of fruit, vegetables, eggs and milk from farm ; Methodist 
church. References on application. 

COPAKE, N. Y. 
Mount Washington, Mass. 

One hundred and four miles. 3 trains each way ; on Sundays 
1 train each way. Time by fast express train, three hours and twenty- 
one minutes. Regular fare, $2.58 ; excursion, $4.20. 

O. C. Whitbeck — Summit Farm. P. O. address, Mount Washington, Berkshire 
County, Mass. 3 miles from Copake Iron Works ; transportation $1.00 ; ac- 
commodate 35 ; 18 rooms ; adults $8.00 to $12.00, children half ; discount for 
season ; clean grove, pavilion, with boat swing near the house ; Sunset Rock, 
commanding a view of the Hudson River valley and Catskills, and Mount 
Ethel, are but a few minutes' walk ; Mount Everett, 2624 feet high, command- 
ing a view of the Hudson, also of the Housatonic ; good fishing and gunning ; 
livery ; Congregational church, 3 miles ; suitable cottages convenient; 
Refers to A. S. Frissell, President Fifth Avenue Bank, New York. 

Ira L. Patterson — Farm House. P. O. address, Mount Washington, Berkshire 
County, Mass. 6 miles from Copake Iron Works; transportation $1.00; 
accommodate 25; 16 rooms; adults $7.00 and $8.00, children $4.00; discount 
for season ; Ashley Brook and Plaintain Pond supply good fishing; gunning- 
for partridge, woodcock and squirrel; good livery accommodations; Con- 
gregational church near. Refers to Homer Fisher, 96 Duane Street ; F. H. 
Cowdrey, 31 Pine Street, New York ; J. N. Peet, 241 Harrison Street, Brook- 
lyn ; Dr. Bailey, Haddington, Pa., and Henry Jones, South Norwalk, Conn. 

Frank S. Weaver — Hotel Alandar. P. O. address, Alandar, Berkshire County, 
Mass. 5 miles from Copake station ; guests transferred by private convey- 
ance free ; accommodate 50; adults $8.00 to $12.00, children $5.00 and upwards; 
discount for season ; house situated at the head of Alandar Ravine near 
Mount Everett, and within easy driving distance of all the famous localities 
of the Berkshire Hills; extensive verandas; piano, lawn tennis, archery, 
etc., for use of guests; an abundance of fresh eggs, milk, vegetables and 
poultry from farm. Refers to Dr. J. T. Metcalf, 63 West 35th Street, and 
John De Wilde, 11 Burling Slip, New York. 

Charles W. Hermans — For rent. Cottage, furnished or unfurnished. P. O. 
address, Copake, N. Y. 5 minutes' walk from station; elevation 850 feet; 
house in fine order; barn; good water; abundance of fruit; good fishing 
and gunning ; good livery ; Methodist, Episcopal and Presbyterian churches 
5 minutes' walk. A good opportunity to secure a pleasant home for the 
season. Refer* to R. L. Cannon, Hillsdale, N. Y. 



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Linus Melius — Ashley Hill Cottage. P. O. address, Alandar, Berkshire County, 
Mass., via Copake Iron Works. 5 miles from Copake station ; transportation 
$1.00, 50 cents for season guests ; accommodate 20 ; 11 rooms ; adults, $7.00 to 
$10.00, children half, transient $1.50; discount for season; piano, lawn 
tennis and croquet ; trout fishing in Ashley Brook, good fishing in Plantain 
and North Ponds ; gunning in season ; plenty of fresh milk, cream, butter, 
eggs and poultry ; fruit in season ; good livery ; 2 miles from Congregational 
church. Refers to E. A. Whitefield and H. K. Green, at Tiffany's, New 
York; P. C. Garrett, Logan Station, Philadelphia, Pa. 

H. F. Keith — Farm House. P. O. address, Mount Washington, Mass. 3 miles; 
transportation 75 cents; accommodate 8 to 10 ; 9 rooms; adults $8.00 to $15.00; 
slight reduction for children, transient $2.00; discount for season; house newly 
furnished; bath; near Bash-Bish Falls ; picturesque brook running through 
farm ; pleasant walks ; fine views ; churches near. References on applica- 
tion. 

HILLSDALE, N. Y. 
One hundred and eight miles. 3 trains each way ; on Sundays 
1 train each way. Time by fast express train, three hours and twenty - 
nine minutes. Regular fare, $2.68 ; excursion, $4.40. 

Capt. J. Reid — Mount Washington Hotel. 3 minutes' walk ; accommodate 50 ; 
33 rooms ; adults $10.00, children $7.00, transient $2.00 ; first-class in every 
respect ; newly furnished with spring beds and mattresses ; heated with hot 
air; lighted by gas; hot and cold water; bass, pickerel and trout fishing in 
Copake Lake, Prospect Lake, etc.; good gunning — quail, partridge, wood- 
cock and squirrel ; first-class livery; Methodist and Presbyterian churches ; 
cottages and lodging places in vicinity. Send for circular. 

Mrs. M.J. Sweet — Farm House. 4 miles; transportation free; accommodate 
10 ; 5 rooms ; terms on application ; discount for season ; good hunting and 
fishing; Methodist and Baptist churches 2 minutes' walk. Refers to Mrs. 
William Ferris, 155 South Fifth Street, and Mrs. A. Cummins, 235 Steuben 
Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

W. B. Peck — Mount Everett House, South Egremont, Mass. 6 miles from Hills- 
dale ; accommodate 60 ; 35 rooms ; adults $10.00, children $7.00, transient 
$2.00; transportation $1.00; is located in the Berkshire Hills; free from 
malaria; perfectly healthy; good fishing and gunning; livery first-class; 
good stabling for private horses ; Congregational church ; cottages and 
lodging places in vicinity. Refers to S. B. Goodale, 1130 Broadway, and R. 
Carter & Bros., 530 Broadway, New York. 

Geo. M. Mitchell — Farm House. 2 miles ; no charge for transportation ; 
accommodate 12 ; adults $6.00 ; located on high ground ; well shaded ; in 
midst of most charming scenery ; Copake and Prospect Lakes furnish good 
fishing ; livery good ; Presbyterian and Methodist churches. Refers to A. J. 
Ormsbee, 183 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, N. Y., and W. H. C. Higgins, 
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Mrs. M. H. Winchell — Summit House. miles; accommodate 8 to 10: 10 
rooms ; adults $7.00, children ten years and under, half; discount for season; 
good pickerel, bass and trout fishing in Prospect Lake, ^ mile distant ; boats 
50 cents per day ; woodcock and partridge gunning ; good livery ; house 
stands on the highest point of a mountain range, giving extensive views of 
surrounding country, five States being seen from this elevation ; cool and 
airy spot ; home comforts ; churches. Refers to Capt. J. Reid, Mount Wash- 
ington House, Hillsdale, N. Y. 

S. B. Dewey — Private House. North Egremont, Berkshire County, Mass. 5 
miles ; reasonable charge for transportation ; accommodate 15 ; fishing, gun- 
ning and boating ; good livery accommodations ; lovely walks and drives. 
References and terms on application. 

Charles Crow — Private House. About 60 rods from station, adjoining Mount 
Washington Hotel ; accommodate 8 ; adults $5.00 to $7.00 ; discount for sea- 
son ; good fishing in Copake and Prospect Lakes — trout, bass and pickerel; 
quail, partridge, meadow larks, etc., in season; good livery; house near 
Presbyterian and Methodist churches. 

Mrs. P. O. Moorehouse — Mountain Home. 6 miles; transportation free; 16 
rooms, high and well ventilated ; adults $7.00 to $8.00, children $4.00 to $6.00; 
beauty and healthfulness of locality unsurpassed ; elevation 1500 feet ; first- 
class table ; all kinds of fruit and vegetables in season ; good gunning and 
fishing; good livery accommodations; Methodist Episcopal and Baptist 
churches within 15 minutes' drive. Refers to E. T. Cockey, 25 West 23d 
Street ; G. C. Hoffman, 20 West 23d Street, New York, and S. White, 
Mechanics' Bank, Brooklyn, N. Y. House opens June 1st. 

William Fullgraf — Farm House. mile ; transportation free ; accommodate 
10 or 12 ; 6 rooms ; adults $7.00; discount for season; good fishing and gun- 
ning ; livery excellent ; house stands on high ground, well shaded by large 
oaks, and a grove at back of house ; would rent house furnished for two or 
three months ; churches ij^ miles distant. Refers to Mrs. S. W. Geery, 64 
Roseville Avenue, Newark, N. J. 

Judson Wiley — Farm House. P. O. address, North Hillsdale, N. Y. 5 miles; 
transportataion $1.00; accommodate 4 ; 2 sleeping rooms; adults $7.00, chil- 
dren $5.00 ; discount for season ; pure air and water ; fine scenery ; trout 
fishing ; good gunning ; Baptist and Methodist churches near. Refers to 
C. F. Tyler, Postmaster. 

CRARYVILLE, N. Y. 

One hundred and eleven miles. 3 trains each way ; on Sundays 
I train each way. Time by fast express train, three hours and thirty- 
five minutes. Regular fare, $2.73 ; excursion, $4.50. 

John C. Loop — Copake Island House. \]/o miles; transportation 50 cents; 
accommodate 20 ; 15 sleeping rooms ; adults $7.00 to $10.00, transient $2.00 ; 
situated on an island of 23^ acres ; fine grove ; beautiful lake ; no marshy 



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places; no fevers ; good fishing; good gunning; boats and fishing tackle 
furnished, 50 cents per day; Reformed, Baptist and Methodist churches 
near. Refers to Will D. Alden, 149 East 30th Street, New York. 

A.llen Stoppleben — Cottage. J4 mile ; accommodate 10 ; 6 sleeping rooms ; 
adults $6.00, children $4.00 ; beautiful mountain views ; excellent trout and 
bass fishing; within a few minutes' walk of Methodist and Baptist churches. 
Refers to Wm. Fick & Co., Craryville, X. Y. 

MARTIN DALE. N. Y. 
One hundred and fifteen miles. 3 trains each way ; on Sundays 
1 train each way. Time by fast express train, three hours and forty- 
three minutes. Regular fare, $2.83 ; excursion, $4.50. 

PHILMONT, N. Y. 
One hundred and eighteen miles. 3 trains each way ; on Sundays I 
train each way. Time by fast express train, three hours and fifty -one 
minutes. Regular fare, $2.90 ; excursion, $4.50. 

GHENT. N. Y. 

One hundred and twenty-four miles. 3 trains from New York, 2 
to New York ; on Sundays I train each way. . Time by fast express 
train, four hours and four minutes. Regular fare, $2.96 ; excursion, $4.50. 

Mrs. A. M. Angell — Willow Glen House. \^ mile ; transfer by carriage without 
extra charge ; accommodate 15 to 20 ; 8 sleeping rooms ; adults $5.00 to $7.00, 
children §2.00 to $4.00, transient $1.00; discount for season; large, cool 
house, pleasantly located ; delightful walks and drives ; plenty of fresh 
eggs, vegetables and milk; fruit in season; good fishing and gunning; 
churches near. Refers to George G. Berry, 294 Broadway, and C. W. Cor- 
win, 346 Bloomfield Street, Hoboken, X. J. 

Wesley B. Wager — Farm House. P. O. Box 24, Ghent, N. Y. 2 miles; accom- 
modate 6 ; adults $5.00 ; no better place in Columbia County for invalids 
seeking rest and quiet; good beds; excellent table; plenty of fruit, eggs 
and milk; good livery at reasonable rates. References on application. 

S. J. Beeker — Private Residence. \& mile; transfer free; accommodate 15; 
8 sleeping rooms; adults $7.00, children half, transient $1.50; discount for 
season; house very pleasantly located; excellent table. Methodist, Lu- 
theran and Reformed churches in vicinity. Refers to F. Whitman, Station 
Agent. 

J. H. Gaylord — Private Residence. mile; transfer free ; accommodate 10 to 
12; 6 sleeping rooms; adults S7.00, reduction for children, transient $1.25; 
discount for season ; good livery ; house very pleasantly located ; good 
table ; plenty of milk, eggs, vegetables and fruit in season ; Lutheran and 
Reformed churches. References on application. 



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John J. Holsapple — Farm House. P. O. address, Ghent, Columbia County, 
N. Y. Few minutes' ride from station ; transportation free ; accommodate 
10 ; 5 sleeping rooms ; adults $8.00, children under ten #4.00, transient $1.00 ; 
discount for season ; plenty of fresh vegetables, milk, eggs and poultry ; 
pure spring water ; good fishing in Lakes Kinderhook, Copake and Queechy ; 
good gunning — rabbits and squirrels ; good livery at reasonable rates ; 
churches of all denominations near. Refers to Mrs. Jerry Garner, 67 Colum- 
bia Heights, Brooklyn, and Rev. J. N. Morris, Ghent, N. Y. 

C. H. Garner — Farm House. 2^ miles ; transportation free ; accommodate 12 ; 
6 sleeping rooms; adults $6.00, children $4.00; nice shade; large yard for 
children; good mountain air; Reformed and Lutheran churches near. 
Refers to Charles J. Fox, 45 Broadway, Brooklyn, E. D., N. Y. 

Abraham Vosburgh — Farm House. P. O. Box 80. 2 miles; transfer free; ac- 
comodate 16; 10 sleeping rooms ; adults $5.00 to $6.00, children according to 
age; discount for season ; bass and pickerel fishing in Copake and Kinder- 
hook Lakes; high ground ; no malaria ; fine roads ; beautiful scenery ; fresh 
cream, milk eggs, etc.; Reformed, Lutheran and Catholic churches, 2 miles. 

Dr. P. W. Mull — For rent. mile ; large two-story house with barn; lawn 
well-shaded with evergreen and forest trees ; six acres all in fruit can be had 
with place if desired. Particulars on application. 

Wilson L. Harder — Farm House. 1 mile ; transfer free; accommodate 4 to 6 ; 
adults $7.00, children half; large, cool house, surrounded by piazza ; quiet 
and rest assured ; good fishing and gunning ; Reformed and Lutheran 
churches within 1 mile. Refers to Rev. DeWitt Wyckoff, Ghent, N. Y., 
and Rev. J. B. Drury, 4 and 6 Warren Street, New York. 

Henry D. Kittle — Farm House. P. O. address, Stockport, N. Y. smiles; 
transfer free; accommodate 10 ; adults $5.00 to $ 6.00, children half; healthy 
location; no malaria; pleasant drives; Columbia Sulphur Springs 4K miles 
distant ; plenty of milk, eggs, etc.; 2 miles from Reformed church. Refers 
to Rev. D. B. Wyckoff, Ghent, N. Y. 

CHATHAM, N . Y. 

One hundred and twenty-seven miles. 3 trains each way ; on Sun- 
days 1 train each way. Time by fast express train, four hours and ten 
minutes. Regular fare, $3.00 ; excursion, $4.50. Connects with Boston 
& Albany Railroad for Pittsfield, North Adams, etc., and with Lebanon 
Springs Railroad for Lebanon Springs, etc. 

Hoffman House — Hotel. 2 minutes' walk ; accommodate 50 ; 25 rooms ; adults 
$5.00 and upward, special rates for children, transient $2.00; discount for 
season ; splendid shade and lawn ; fine drives ; good livery ; good trout, bass 
and pickerel fishing ; boats hired at lake ; good gunning ; churches of all 
denominations convenient. Refers to Judge H. W. McClellan. 



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Pratt Tompkins — Private Boarding House. %mi\e; accommodate 20 ; iosleep- 
ing rooms ; adults $6.00 to $7.00, children $3.00; discount for season ; good 
fishing and gunning; lawn tennis and croquet; excellent livery; can ac- 
commodate horses and carriages ; Methodist, Episcopal and Dutch Re- 
formed churches % mile. Refers to W. A. Doods, 132 South Swan Street, 
Albany, N. Y. 

D. W. Lasher — Farm House. P. O. address, Spencertown, N. Y. 4 miles; 
transportation free ; accommodate 15 ; 7 sleeping rooms ; adults $6.00, 
children under twelve years $4.00, transient $1.00; discount for season; 
house located on high ground, surrounded by large maple trees ; no mos- 
quitoes; plenty of fresh milk, fruit and vegetables; fishing and gunning; 
fine drives; good livery; Presbyterian and Methodist churches within 
mil:. Refers to Rev. A. M. Shaw. 

Mrs. Sarah E. Haskins — Country Residence. % mile; transfer free; accom- 
modate 10 adults ; 8 sleeping rooms ; rates $3. 00 to $10.00 ; fishing in Kinder- 
hook Lake, 6 miles distant ; churches near. 

Chatham House — Hotel. Opposite station; accommodate 75; 80 rooms; 
adults $7.00 to $10.00, children half, transient $2.00 ; discount for the summer ; 
elevation 700 feet ; broad piazzas and verandas ; plenty of shade ; bath-rooms 
supplied with hot and cold water ; very pretty drives ; excellent livery ; 
fishing in Smith Pond — bass, pickerel, perch ; boats 25 cents per day ; good 
gunning; all churches near by. Refers to R. H. Bartlett, Chatham, N.Y. 

Mrs. Sylvester Garner — Farm House. 3^ miles; accommodate 8 or 10 ; 5 
rooms; adults $6.00, children under ten $4.00, transient $1.00; free 
conveyance from station ; situated on elevated ground ; shady ; good drain- 
age ; pure spring water; plenty of milk and vegetables; good fishing in 
Lakes Queechy and Kinderhook, 6 and 8 miles distant ; good gunning — 
rabbit, squirrel, etc.; churches of all denominations, 3^ miles. Refers to 
Dr. B. F. Vosburgh, 115 West nth Street, New York, and Mrs. Jerry 
Garner, 67 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

W. L. Rowe — " Brookside " Farm. P. O. address, East Chatham, Columbia 
County, N. Y. % mile; accommodate 12; 7 rooms; terms on application ; 
high, shady grounds ; free from malaria. References on application. 

C. P. Woodworth — Farm House. P. O. address, Flat Brook, Columbia County, 
N. Y. 9 miles from Chatham, on B. & A. R. R.; transportation free ; accom- 
modate 12 ; 6 rooms ; terms on application ; discount for season ; good fish- 
ing in Queechy Lake, Richmond and Stockbridge Ponds; good gunning; 
good livery ; rooms are large and airy; large piazza; house is situated at 
base of Berkshire Hills ; fine drives and beautiful scenery; churches near. 
Refers to LeRoy Brown, or Dr. M. L. Bates. 

Daniel O.Lawrence — Farm House. 2 miles; transportation free ; accommo- 
date 10; 5 rooms; adults $7.00, children under ten $4.00; good gun- 
ning; house pleasantly situated; finest drives in the county; gUnty of 



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shade ; fine scenery ; 4 miles from Kinderhook Lake, a great resort for 
pleasure-seekers ; churches 2 miles distant. Refers to Dr. F. C. Maxon, or 
A. J. Fellows, Druggist, Chatham, N. Y. 

Wm. H. Howard — Mountain View House. 2 miles; transportation free ; accom- 
modate 16 to 20 ; 10 rooms ; adults $5.00 to $7.00, children $3.00 ; good fishing 
in White Mills Pond and Kinderhook Lake ; plenty of shade; good water, 
milk, butter, eggs, chickens, turkeys, etc., etc.; churches. Refers to Dr. 
Barnes, Chatham, N. Y., and Mrs. Thomas Rutherford, 38 Ashland Place, 
Brooklyn, N. Y. 

M. A. Harding — Stanwix Hall. 5 minutes' walk; accommodate 50; 50 rooms ; 
adults $5.00 to $10.00, transient $2.00; discount for season; excellent fishing 
in Kinderhook and Queechy Lakes ; superior livery ; churches in vicinity. 
Refers to State Bank. 

Dr. E. W. Howes — New York Electropathic Institution. \^ mile ; 'bus, 25 
cents ; accommodate 15 to 25 ; 15 sleeping rooms ; terms per week, including 
board and treatment, $10.00 to $15.00; special rates for children, nurses, etc., 
not under treatment ; good fishing and shooting ; the Sanitarium is open 
throughout the year ; invalids and convalescents can here secure all com- 
forts and the most approved method of treatment, under the immediate 
supervision of Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Howes, and also have the benefit of pure 
country air and fresh fruit, poultry, vegetables, etc., in season ; churches of 
various denominations within easy distance. Refers to Hon. Samuel Moffat, 
Chatham, N. Y. 

P. M. Gaul — Peony Hill House. P. O. address, Spencertown, Columbia 
County, N. Y. 4 miles from Chatham station ; transfer by private carriage 
without extra charge ; accommodate 15 ; 7 sleeping rooms ; adults $5.00 to 
$7.00, children $3.00 to $5.00, transient $1.00; discount for season ; fishing; 
excellent livery accommodations ; a quiet and pleasant summer home; beau- 
tiful walks and drives ; within mile of Methodist and Presbyterian 
churches. Refers to Rev. A. M. Shaw. 

Charles Chase — Farm House. P. O. address, Spencertown, Columbia County, 
N. Y. 5 miles from Chatham station; transfer by carriage free; accommo- 
date 10 ; 6 large, square sleeping rooms; adults, $7.50, children $3.00; fine 
fishing ; plenty of game ; Methodist and Presbyterian churches within 1 
mile. Refers to Rev. E. H. Royes, Spencertown, N. Y. 

M. T. Palmer — Farm House. P. O. Box 288, Chatham, Columbia County 
N. Y. 1 mile; transfer free; accommodate 10; 5 sleeping rooms; adults 
$6.00, children under twelve, $4.00, transient $1.00; elevated shady ground ; 
pleasant drives ; plenty of eggs, milk, fruit and vegetables in season ; 
quiet; good fishing; excellent livery; can accommodate horses; churches 
near. Refers to C. F. Palmer, Ticket Agent, Sixth Avenue Elevated Rail- 
road, New York, and Miss Jennie Curran, 20 Mandeville Avenue, Jersey 
City, N. J, 



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Hotels, Boarding Houses and Farm Houses taking Summer 
Boarders on the linE of the Boston & Albany Hail- 
road, connecting with the Harlem 
Railroad at Chatham, N. Y". 



George Spingler — Farm House. P. O. Box 64, East Chatham, Columbia 
County, N. Y. 1^ miles ; transportation free; accommodate 4 ; 2 sleeping 
rooms ; terms on application ; pleasant surroundings ; large piazza ; well- 
shaded yard ; plenty of milk, eggs and fruit ; pleasant drives; good fishing 
and gunning ; churches of various denominations near. Refers to George 
P. Bell, M.D. 

J. B. Caswell — Village House. P. O. address, East Chatham, N. Y. 2 minutes' 
walk from station; 3 sleeping rooms; adults $7.00; discount for season; 
gunning in season; good livery; Methodist Episcopal and Baptist churches 
within 5 minutes' walk. Refers to C. M. Wright, B. & A. Agent. 

Mrs. E. J. Hamilton — Farm House. P. O. address, Canaan Four Corners, 
N. Y. ^ mile from station ; accommodate 30 ; 16 sleeping rooms ; adults 
$6.00 to $8.00 ; children under ten half price, transient $1.00 ; house large and 
roomy; elevation 1100 feet; overlooking village; well shaded with maple 
trees ; beautiful, healthy country; delightful scenery, excellent roads; good 
livery ; pure, soft spring water ; in range with Berkshire Hills ; 3 miles from 
Massachusetts line ; 6 miles from Lebanon Shakers ; trout, bass and pickerel 
fishing; boats, 75 cents per day; churches near. Refers to J. B. Summer- 
field, 63 Wall Street, New York. 

Robert West, Jr. — Boarding House. P. O. address, Canaan Four Corners, 
Columbia County, N. Y. miles ; accommodate 12 ; 7 sleeping rooms ; 
adults $5.00, children $2.50 to $3.00, transient $1.00 ; rooms large, airy and 
cool ; wide piazza ; nice lawn ; fresh milk, fruit and vegetables ; pure 
water; fine fishing — trout, bass, pickerel, perch, etc.; boats, 50 cents per 
day ; gunning in season ; good livery ; Methodist and Congregational 
churches near. 

Kinderhook, N. Y. 8 Miles from Chatham. 

R. L. Van Alstine — Hotel. P. O. address, North Chatham, N. Y. 2% miles; 
transfer by stage 2o cents ; accommodate 4; 4 sleeping rooms ; adults $7.00, 
children $5.00 ; discount for season ; exceptionally healthful locality ; fishing 
and boating; fresh milk, eggs, etc.; churches near. Refers to O. G. Van 
Alstine, Postmaster. Parents about to travel, wishing a summer home for 
their children during their absence, will find this a desirable place, 



go 



SUMMER HOMES 



Richmond, Mass. 18 Miles from Chatham. 

C. P. Lovelace — Farm House. y% mile; transfer free ; accommodate 4 ; adults 
$7.00, children $5.00 ; pleasant view ; good water ; fresh fruit ; fishing and 
gunning; Congregational church, % mile. Refers to Wm. Thompson, 70 
Wall Street, New York. 

Mrs. M. J. Sherrill — Farm House. % mile ; accommodate 4; adults $8.00 to 
$10.00. 

Miss M. M. Groat — Farm House. 10 minutes' walk from station; accommo- 
date 8 to 10 ; adults $7.00, children $5.00 ; situated among the Berkshire 
Hills; beautiful scenery; pure air; no malaria; delightful drives; good 
livery; excellent trout fishing; Methodist and Congregational churches 
near. Refers to Lewis De Groff, 165 East 81st Street, and O. A. Bierstadt, 
Librarian, Astor Library, New York. 

Pittsfield, Mass. 26 Miles from Chatham. 

A. W. Plumb — Hotel. % mile; transportation 25 cents; accommodate 150; 
adults $15.00 to $25.00, children $12.00 to $15.00, transient $3.00 to $3.50 ; eleva- 
tion 1100 feet ; lawn tennis courts, croquet grounds, etc.; good fishing in 
Onota and Pontoosuc Lakes; first-class livery; id minutes 1 walk to all 
churches. Hotel open from June 1st to November 1st. 

Berkshire, Mass. 31 Miles from Chatham. 

J. C. Pratt — Farm House. P. O. address, Lanesboro, Mass. 3 miles ; transfer 
free; accommodate 10; 5 rooms; adults $6.00; elevation 1400 feet; good 
fishing ; Episcopal church near. 

George Hall — Hotel. P. O. address, Lanesboro, Mass. 2 miles ; private con- 
veyance ; accommodate about 20 ; 14 rooms ; adults $7.00 to $8.00, children 
according to age, transient $i.od to $1.50; elevation 1300 feet; good fishing 
and gunning; boats and steamers at lake; good livery; Congregational, 
Methodist, Baptist and Episcopal churches near. References on application. 

W. S. Royce — Boarding House. P. O. address, Lanesboro, Mass. 2 miles ; 
transfer by stage ; accommodate 12 to 14 ; 6 sleeping rooms; adults $6.00 to 
$8.00, transient $1.00; elevation 1300 feet; beautiful scenery ; pure spring 
water ; gunning, fishing, etc. References on application. 

Maple Grove, Mass. 40 Miles from Chatham. 

Mrs. Henry Moore — Boarding House. 2 minutes' walk from station ; accom- 
modate 2 gentlemen ; rate $6.00, $5.00 for season ; good livery ; churches 
near. 

Adams, Mass. 41 Miles from Chatham. 

Mrs. W. F. Card — Boarding House. P. O. box 308. 1% miles ; transfer by 
stage or private conveyance; accommodate 12 to 14; 8 sleeping rooms; 
adults $5.00 and upward, children according to age; beautiful drives; fine 
scenery; plenty of shade; good fishing; churches near. References on 
application. 



ON THE HARLEM. 



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Clarence J. Fales — Farm House. P. O. box 6S5. 4 miles ; private convey- 
ance ; accommodate 20 ; 15 sleeping rooms ; adults $5.00 and upward, chil- 
dren $4.00 to $6.00 ; baautiful scenery ; mountain views ; good gunning and 
fishing ; churches near. Refers to James Scarborough, 60 Beach Street, 
Boston, Mass. 

C. Bowker — Green Mountain House. P. O. address, Savoy, Mass. 7 miles ; 
transfer by stage ; accommodate 40 ; adults $6.00 to $8.00, transient' $1.75 ; 
elevation 1980 feet ; pleasant drives ; beautiful scenery ; fresh farm pro- 
ducts ; excellent trout fishing ; Methodist and Baptist churches near. 
Refers to Rev. Charles Baker, Brooklyn, N. Y., and C. W. Whitney, Spring- 
field, Mass. 



Hotels, Boarding Houses and Farm Houses taking Summer 
Boarders on the Line Df the Lebanon Springs Hail- 
road, connecting with the Harlem Rail- 
road at Chatham, H. T, 



Old Chatham, N. Y. 7 Miles from Chatham. 

A. Austin — Private House. 5 minutes' walk from station ; accommodate 10 ; 
terms, $5.00 per week. 

H. Sliter — Private Family. In village ; accommodate 6; $5.00 per week. 

Mrs. B. Maguire — Private House. 3 minutes' walk from station ; fine grounds 
and house ; accommodate 6 ; terms, $5.00 per week. 

Thos. Hoag — Temperance Hotel. 5 minutes' walk from station ; fine place ; 
accommodate 20; $5.00 per week. 

F. M. Wilbor — Farm House. About 10 minutes' drive from station ; beautiful 
place for family ; accommodate 10 ; price to suit parties. 

Miss Anna Dennis — Private House. 5 minutes' walk from station; situated in 
the village on high ground, and sightly ; accommodate 10 ; price on 
application. 

Mrs. E. King. 5 minutes' walk from station ; accommodate 5 ; price, $5.00 per 
week. 

New Lebanon, N. Y. 17 Miles from Chatham. 

Wm, M. Delavan — Hotel. Near station; accommodate 75 ; 40 sleeping rooms; 
adults $8.00 to $12.00, children under ten half, transient $2.00; 300 feet 
of piazza ; tennis and croquet grounds ; plenty of shade ; magnificent 
drives and scenery; good livery; Shaker community mile distant ; trout, 
bass and pickerel fishing ; good gunning in season ; Congregational church 
near. References on application. 



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SUMMER HOMES 



H. D. Bostwick — Private House. About J4 mile from station ; accommodate 
6 to 10; price $6.oo to $8.oo per week. 

E. C. Clark — Farm House. About i mile from station ; accommodate io to 14 ; 
price $6.00 to $10.00 per week. 

Wyomanock Hotel — About 100 yards from station ; accommodate 6d to 100 ; 
price $10.00 to $14.00. 

Lebanon Springs. 19 Miles from Chatham. 

Columbia Hall — J4 mile; hotel 'buses meet trains; accommodate 450; 300 
sleeping rooms. Address Felter & Babcock. 

C.J. Richmond — Boarding House. J4 mile; accommodate 15 ; terms, $8.00 to 
$10.00 per week. 

Fields Hotel — x /\ mile ; accommodate 10 ; terms, $2.00 a day, or $10.00 per week. 

Mrs. Fannie Smith — Boarding House. Near station ; accommodate 10 ; terms, 
$6.00 per week. 

Carr's — Boarding House. Accommodate 5 ; terms, $5.00 to $6.00 per week. 
Mrs. Thos. Hemenway — Accommodate 10; terms, $5.00 to $5.oo per week. 
E. Clark — Boarding House. $8.00 to $10.00 per week. 

Stephentown, N. Y. 24 Miles from Chatham. 

M. A. Daniels — Hotel. Near station ; accommodate 10; terms reasonable. 

Mrs. A. M. Rose — Private House. Near station ; accommodate 5 ; terms, $5.00. 

Mrs. E. A. Cranston — Private House. 1 mile; accommodate 15; terms on 
application. 

E. B. Chase — Private House. 2 miles from station; accommodate 4; terms 
reasonable. 

South Berlin, N. Y. 29 Miles from Chatham. 

Geo. E. Bentley — Hotel. ^ mile ; accommodate 12 ; terms on application. 
H. H. Jones — Private House. 34 mile; accommodate 4; terms, $7.00. 

Berlin, N. Y. 34 Miles from Chatham. 

W. E. Green — Private House. mile ; accommodate 10 ; terms on application. 

E. H. Green — Farm House, ij^ miles ; accommodate 6 ; terms on application. 
A. C. Davis — Private House. 1 mile; accommodate 6; terms on application. 
Arnold Davis — Farm House, i -mile; accommodate 6 ; terms on application. 

Petersburgh. 39 Miles from Chatham. 

F. Welch — Hotel. 20 rods from station; accommodate 6 to 8 ; terms, $4.00 to 

$6.00. 

A. C. Hakes — Hotel. mile ; accommodate 6 to 8 ; terms, $4.00 to $6.00. 

Jay Dennison — Boarding House. 1 mile; accommodate 6 to 8 ; terms, $4.00 to 
$6.00. 



ON THE HARLEM. 



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Dr. Moses — Private House. J^j mile ; accommodate 4 to 6 ; terms, #4.00 to $6.00. 

E. E. Crawford — Private House. ^ mile ; accommodate 4 to 6 ; terms, $4.00 to 
$6.00. 

A. E. Moses — Farm House, ij^ miles ; accommodate 6 to 8 ; terms, #4.00 to 
$6.00. 

H. W. Wells — Private House. mile ; accommodate 4 to 6 ; terms, $4.00 to 
$6.00. 

Bennington, Vt. 57 Miles from Chatham, N. Y. 

L. Collins — Putnam House. 14 mile ; located in the village; is a substantial 
brick building, three stories high ; electric light in every room ; house very 
neat and clean ; accommodate 75 boarders ; terms, $8.00 to $14.00 per week. 

Bennington Centre, Vt. 57 Miles from Chatham, N. Y. 

Walloomsac House — 1 mile ; near the Battle Monument ; situated on high 
ground ; accommodate 50 ; $10.00 to $15.00 per week. 

Rayville, N. Y. 8 Miles from Chatham, N. Y. 

Mrs. A. Holland — Farm House. P. O. address, Rayville, Columbia Co., N. Y. 
5 minutes' walk from station and post-office ; accommodate 8 ; adults 
$5.00 to $7 00 ; large, pleasant rooms ; well-shaded yard ; croquet ground ; 
pleasant drives. 



94 

^peeial Jraip Serviee 

TO 

NOTED HEALTH AND PLEASURE RESORTS. 

Special Fast Trains will be run during the Season of 1890 over the 

Harlem Railroad, between 




AND 

pawling, g*ljar*m, ©hatljam, ^Htteftelfc, 

f^tortlj ^bams, Lebanon &pvin$&> 

AND THE FAMOUS RESORTS AMONG THE 

_JERpH!REJIIU^ 

EQUIPPED WITH 

Ele^nl V^ner Dr^win^ Room Q^t% 

NEW AND HANDSOME COACHES. 



The roadway and passenger equipment of the Harlem Railroad have been 
very greatly improved, and during the coming season will be in a condition to 
meet all the requirements of summer travel. 

Copies of this Hand-book, Tickets, Time-Tables, and all further informa- 
tion, can be obtained at either of the following Offices of the Company in New 
York and vicinity : 

Grand Central Station; 413, 785,942 and 1 Broadway; 12 Park Place; 68 West 
125th Street; Harlem (125th Street) Station; Mott Haven (138th Street) 
Station; 333 Washington Street, 726 Fulton Street and 398 Bedford Avenue, 
Brooklyn. 



95 

SUBURBAN HOMES 



ALONG THE PICTURESQUE 

Harlem Railroad. 



Pure Air, Good Water, Perfect Drainage, Agreeable 
Surroundings, Cheap Commutation, 
Low Property Values. 



SPLENDID RAPID TRANSIT FACILITIES. 



With the completion of the extensive improvements now in progress, the 
Harlem Railroad, for a distance of over seven miles north of the Harlem 
River, will possess four tracks, two of which will be devoted exclusively to 
Rapid Transit trains, enabling suburban residents to reach their places of 
business within from fifteen to forty-five minutes of the time of leaving home. 

All trains via the Harlem Railroad arrive at and depart from Grand Cen- 
tral Station, Fourth Avenue and Forty-second Street, New York, the very 
centre of the city. 



90 



FIVE PI^AIN FACTS. 



FIRST, 

The New York Central & Hudson River Railroad 
is the only line running its trains into the City of New 
York. 

SECOND, 

All through trains of the New York Central & Hudson 
River Railroad arrive at and depart from Grand Central 
Station, Fourth Avenue and Forty-second Street, New 
York, THE VERY CENTRE OF THE CITY, from 
the doors of which the Elevated Railroad and the Horse 
Car Lines radiate to all part of New York, Brooklyn and 
Jersey City. 

THIRD. 

Connection is made in Grand Central Station with the 
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad for Bridge- 
port, New Haven, Hartford, Newport, Boston and other 
New England cities. 

FOURTH. 

The New York Central & Hudson River Railroad is 
the only line having Four Tracks — two for Freight and 
two exclusively for Passenger Trains — thus assuring fast 
time and safety. 

FIFTH. 

Through Tickets via the New York Central & Hudson 
River Railroad can be obtained from all Ticket Agents 
in the United States. 




PERSPECTIVE VIEW. 




FIRST FLOOR. 



The above design is taken from " Shoppell's Portfolio of Building Designs 
of the $4000 class," which contains views, plans and full description of 30 de- 
signs, each of which can be built for $4000 in the vicinity of New York City. 
Price, $2.00. Address R. W. Shoppell, Architect, 63 Broadway, New York. 



9 3 

Pleasant Village Homes, 

IN 

ML KISCO, WESTCHESTER COUNTY. 

One flour from (qrand Central Station 



BY 



Frequent trains throughout the day. Churches of all denominations, graded 
school, good circulating library, stores and markets of all kinds, flagged side- 
walks, streets lighted and well kept. Death rate for five years less than ten 
in one thousand. 

[JELIGHTFUL COUNTRY HOMES ABOUT MT. KISCO. 

High situations, pure air, good water, charming views, picturesque drives, 
numerous lakes and many beautiful streams. Many magnificent building sites 
within easy driving distance of depot. No greater combination of attractions 
•;found anywhere. 

T, ELLWOOD CARPENTER, 



PROPERTY OWNERS' AGENT 




PERSPECTIVE VIEW. 




SECOND FLOOR. 



FIRST FLOOR. 

The above design is taken from " Shoppell's Portfolio of Building Designs 
of the $6000 class," which contains views, plans and full description of 28 de- 
signs, each of which can be built for $6000 in the vicinity of New York City. 
Price, 52.00. Address R. W. Shoppell, Architect, 63 Broadway, New York. 



ioo 



SHARON I1T2T, 

SHARON, CONN. 

WIIJ, OPEN FOR THE SEASON MAY ist. 

The inn, surrounded by grand old elms and maples, is pleasantly situated on 
Sharon's principal street. It contains large, airy rooms, comfortably 
furnished, and has accommodations for fifty guests. 

$)wr© ant/ &nv>x$0vatina 3Ur, 

beautiful l£tfctlksr cm** PtrttJea, 

QLijavtnxtxa **cevtevt3. 

EXCELLENT TROUT FISHING iN ADJACENT STREAMS, LAKES ABOUNDING IN BASS 
AND PICKEREL, FIRST-CLASS LIVERY ATTACHED TO HOTEL. 

For terms and full particulars, address by letter or wire, 

SOLOMON KIRBY, Proprietor. 



THOMPSON'S HOTEfi, 

LAKE MAHOPAC, TV. Y. 

A family hotel for the summer season, open from June to 
October ; capacity 4C0 ; electric bells ; gas ; halls heated by steam ; 
Western Union telegraph ; 400 feet of broad, well-shaded, pleasant 
piazzas, always affording a cool promenade. Largest lake within 
fifty miles of New York; elevation 800 feet ; pure, healthy, in- 
vigorating atmosphere ; scenery unsurpassed for grandeur and 
beauty. Price, $3.50 per day, special rates by week or season. 
One and a half hours by Harlem Rabroad from Grand Central 
Station. 

EMERSON CLARK. 

Proprietor. 



IOI 





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HUDSON RIVER 









ONLY 
FOUR-TRACK 

RAILROAD 
IN THE 
WORLD. 




The only Trunk Line Entering the City of New York. 

All Through Trains arrive at and depart from 

GRAND CENTRAL STATION, 

4th Avenue and 42d Street, The Very Centre of the City. 

Largest and finest passenger station in America, and the 
only one in the City of New York. 



CEORCE H. DANIELS, 

Gen'l Passenger Ag't, 
GRAND CENTRAL STATION, NEW YORK. 



JOHN M. TOUCEY, 

General Manager, 




PERSPECTIVE VIEW. 




FIRST FLOOR. 



The above design is taken from 11 ShoppelTs Portfolio of Building Designs 
of the $3000 class," which contains views, plans and full description of 32 de- 
signs, each of which can be built for S3000 in the vicinity of New York City 
Price $2.00. Address R. W. Shoppell, Architect, 63 Broadway, New York. 



io3 

AN UNUSUALLY FAVORABLE OPPORTUNITY 

Is afforded purchasers for investment or speculation by the 

NORTH END I^ND IMPROVEMENT CO. 

WHO OFFER 

* LOTS * 



On the Harlem Railroad on very easy terms, located close to 

MOUNT VERNON STATION 

On the border line of the City of Yonkers. 

Titles guaranteed by the Title Guarantee & Trust Co. of New 

York, free to purchasers. 

PRICES FROM $300 UP, 

On the following very favorable terms: 

Ten per cent, down, balance in three years, in sums of Five 
Dollars or more per month without interest, 

NO ATTORNEYS' FEES ! NO INTEREST ! NO ASSESSMENTS ! 



LIBERAL DISCOUNT FOR CASH. 



Also Lots and Plots in other accessible and improving localities. Dwellings 
will be built for purchasers or money advanced for the purpose. 



NORTH END LAND IMPROVEMENT CO , 

1 C5 1 Lincoln Avenue, 
Corner 135th Street, TsTTTTW YOZE^IEC 



Nine Magnificently Equipped 

^PASSENGER^RAII^ 

LEAVE 

Grand Central Station, 

NeW YorK. 

Every Day in the Year 

f OR THE 

North and West 

VIA THE 

New York Central & Hudson River Railroad, 

The Great Four Track Trunk Line. 

FOR TIME TABLES 

And full information call on any NEW YORK CENTRAL Ticket 
Agent in New York, Brooklyn or Jersey City. 



M. C. ROACH, 

General Eastern Passenger Agent, 
413 Broadway, N. Y. 



George h. Daniels, 

General Passenger Agent, 
Grand Central Station, N. Y. 



PERSPECTIVE VIEW. 




The above design is taken from " Shoppell's Portfolio of Building Designs 
of the S5000 class, which contains views, plans and full description of 30 de- 
signs, each of which can be built for $5000 in the vicinity of New York City. 
Price, $2.00. Address R. W. Shoppell. Architect. 63 Broadway, New York. 



ANOTHER SPLENDID TRAIN. 




FOR TIME TABLE SEE DAILY PAPERS. 



io 7 

Dean House and Cottages, 

LAKE MAHOPAC, N : Y, 

(®pen fvotn Qvtne l#t ta Wctobev let* 

This well known house is beautifully located on the westerly side 
of Lake Mahopac, in a large, well-shaded lawn. $3.50 per day, $15 
to $20 per week. Special rates for families. For diagrams of rooms 
and other information, address 

A. H . DEAN, owner & prop'r, 

MAHOPAC, n. Y. 

The Mizzen Top Hotel, 

QUAKER HILL, N. Y. 

Will be opened June 14. and remain open until October 1. 

The hotel is modern and in every way first-class. The table and service 
unexcelled by any summer resort hotel. Pure and abundant water supply. 
Sanitary arrangements perfect. No hay fever. No malaria. No mosquitoes. 
At an actual elevation of 1300 feet the temperature is evun, the air very dry, 
cool and invigorating ; beneficial to weak throats and lungs. 

The hotel commands some of the finest scenery of the Catskills and Berk- 
shires. Amusements of all kinds are furnished — riding, driving, bowling, 
tennis, billiards, croquet, shooting, fishing and boating. Only two hours from 
New York by the Harlem Railroad. 

An illustrated pamphlet describing the attractions of Quaker Hill, its drives, 
walks, lakes, mountains and glens will be furnished by the proprietors, 



HOWE & DOOLITTLE, 

P. O. PAWLING, N. Y. 



PERSPECTIVE VIEW- 




SECOND FLOOR. 



FIRST FLOOR. 

The above design is taken from "Shoppell's Portfolio of Building Designs 
of the $2500 class," which contains views, plans and full description of 50 de- 
signs, each of which can be built for $2500 in the vicinity of New York City. 
Price, $2.00. Address R. W. Shoppell, Architect, 63 Broadway, New York. 



Priyate 




OMPARTMENT 



^LEEPING 




ARS 



The Private Compartment or Saloon Sleeping Car, 



" New York and Chicago Limited; 1 



on the New York Central & Hudson River Rail- 
road, is entirely unique and original in design, and 
unquestionably the finest railway vehicle ever constructed. 
The interior consists of ten inclosed compartments, each 
intended for the occupancy of two persons, affording the 
utmost privacy and seclusion if desired, and with the most 
artistic, costly and elaborate furnishings and decorations. 
Complete toilet arrangements ; lavatory with hot and 
cold running water and closet. Also electric bells, chan- 
deliers and other convenient devices are provided in each 
compartment. Folding doors between the rooms permit 
of their being arranged en suite for the accommodation 
of families or large parties. A handsome buffet and a 
well-filled book-case are popular innovations. 



lately added to the equipment of the 




Co-op PuiUtn^riarx /BSTfl^- 



PERSPECTIVE VIEW. 






FIRST FLOOR. 



SECOND FLOOR. 



The above design is taken from " Shoppell's Portfolio of Building Designs 
of the $2500 class," which contains views, plans and full description of 30 de- 
signs, each of which can be built for #2500 in the vicinity of New York City. 
Price, $2.00. Address R. W. Shoppell, Architect, 63 Broadway, New York. 



All the Conveniences of a Hotel. 




For Time Table See Daily Papers. 



